worry

preocuparse

la preocupación

worry(wuh-ri)

reflexive verb

1. (to be concerned)

a. preocuparse

Calm down! You worry too much.

¡Cálmate! Te preocupas demasiado.

transitive verb

2. (to cause distress)

a. preocupar

The little things in life don't worry me.

Las cosas pequeñas de la vida no me preocupan.

3. (to bother)

a. molestar

He didn't want to worry anyone with his problems, so he decided to see a therapist.

No quiso molestar a nadie con sus problemas, así que decidió ver a un terapeuta.

noun

4. (concern)

a. la preocupación

(F)

I prefer to live the easy life, without any worries.

Prefiero vivir la vida fácil, sin preocupaciones.

5. (anxiety)

a. la inquietud

(F)

She is consumed with worry over the impending decision.

Está consumida por la inquietud de la decisión inminente.

worry

Noun

1. (general)

a. la preocupación

(F)

it's causing me a lot of worryme tiene muy preocupado

that's the least of my worrieseso es lo que menos me preocupa

transitive verb

2. (cause anxiety to)

a. preocupar

it doesn't worry meno me preocupa

to worry oneself sick (about something)angustiarse (por algo)

intransitive verb

3. (general)

a. preocuparse

not to worry!¡no pasa nada!

don't (you) worry about meno te preocupes por mí

there's or it's nothing to worry aboutno hay de qué preocuparse

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worry [ˈwʌrɪ]

noun

1 (thing to worry about) preocupación (f)

he hasn't any worries no tiene ninguna preocupación; his worries were completely unfounded estaba preocupado sin razón

at the back of my mind there was a nagging worry the worry of having to find the money my biggest worry was that she would still be there

he may have damaged his spine, which is a worry puede que se haya dañado la columna, lo que es causa or motivo de preocupación; my son has always been a worry to me mi hijo siempre me ha causado preocupaciones; it's a great worry to us all es una gran preocupación para todos nosotros; nos preocupa mucho a todos

financial worries problemas (m) económicos; problemas (m) de dinero

he came from a family with few financial worries parents burdened by financial worries this would solve his financial worries

that's the least of my worries eso es lo que menos me preocupa; eso es lo de menos

cause of concern causa $ motivo $ de preocupación heating bills are often a worry for pensioners on low incomes he is a constant worry to his parents

2 (anxiety) preocupación (f); inquietud (f)

she has caused me a great deal or a lot of worry me ha tenido muy preocupado or inquieto; me ha dado muchas preocupaciones; to make o.s. sick with worry preocuparse muchísimo

to be frantic or out of one's mind or sick with worry estar preocupadísimo

I've been out of my mind with worry he'd knew he'd be sick with worry till he got it over with where have you been? - I've been sick with worry she became literally sick with worry

source of worry motivo (m) de preocupación

Pete's difficulties at school have been a constant source of worry to his parents to [cause] sb a lot of worry his disappearance is causing his wife a lot of worry her life had been blighted by constant worry this episode caused untold worry to my family

transitive verb

1 (cause concern to) preocupar

what's worrying you? ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?; that phone call has been worrying me all day esa llamada de teléfono me ha tenido preocupado todo el día; that doesn't worry me in the least eso no me preocupa en absoluto

to worry o.s. about sth preocuparse por algo

don't worry yourself about it to be worried [by] sth they were worried by the adverse publicity surrounding the case They said they were not worried by the recent drop in viewing figures

don't worry your head! ¡no le des muchas vueltas!; ¡no te calientes la cabeza! (informal)

to worry o.s. over sth preocuparse por algo

to worry o.s. sick about sth preocuparse muchísimo por algo

she worries herself sick about him the Duchess worried herself sick about making an important public speech Poor Donald's been worrying himself sick it worries me [that] he should believe I did it

2 (bother) molestar

the cold doesn't worry me el frío no me molesta

is this man worrying you, madam?

that doesn't worry me in the least eso me trae absolutamente sin cuidado

to worry sb with sth

I don't want to worry you with my problems but ... no te quiero cargar or molestar con mis problemas pero ...

don't worry yourself with the details no te preocupes por los detalles

3 (fear)

they worry that extremists might gain control temen que los extremistas se hagan con el control; los preocupa que los extremistas se hagan con el control

4 (play with, harry) [+dog] [+bone] mordisquear; juguetear con; [+sheep] acosar

the dog had to be put down because it kept worrying sheep the dog was in the garden worrying a bone

5 (fiddle with) [+object] juguetear con; [+problem] dar vueltas a

he kept worrying the loose tooth with his tongue no dejaba de toquetearse con la lengua el diente que tenía flojo

he sat silently, his teeth worrying his lower lip, his mind worrying the problem

intransitive verb

1 (be anxious) preocuparse

he worries a lot se preocupa mucho; don't worry! ¡no te preocupes!; I'll punish him if I catch him, don't you worry! ¡si lo pillo lo castigaré, que no te quepa duda!

to worry about sth/sb preocuparse por algo/algn

there's nothing to worry about no hay por qué preocuparse; that's nothing to worry about no hay que preocuparse por eso; don't worry about me no te preocupes por mí; I've got quite enough to worry about without that tengo ya bastantes problemas para preocuparme por eso; she worries about her health le preocupa su salud

not to worry! ¡no pasa nada!; ¡no te preocupes!

to worry over sth/sb preocuparse por algo/algn

2 (bother) molestarse

don't worry, I'll do it no te molestes, yo lo haré

3

to worry at sth [+dog] mordisquear algo; juguetear con algo

a pack of dogs was worrying at him from all sides I get crazy, like a dog worrying at a flea it can't scratch

[+person] (fiddle with) juguetear con algo

to worry at a problem dar vueltas a un problema

he worries at the problem until he has found a solution her fingers wouldn't let go of the ring, worrying at it they've got a problem to worry at there

modifier

worry beads (n) sarta de cuentas con la que se juguetea para calmar los nervios

he looked down at the worry beads twined around his fingers a string of Greek worry beads he sat there fingering/playing with his worry beads

worry lines (n) arrugas en la frente debidas a la preocupación

she had permanent worry lines between her eyebrows Karp's tight face, where the worry lines now seemed indelibly engraved Britt Ekland has developed a few worry lines