pester

pes·ter  (pstr)

tr.v. pes·tered, pes·ter·ing, pes·ters

To harass with petty annoyances; bother. See Synonyms at harass.

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[Probably short for French empestrer, to constrain, embarrass (probably also influenced by pest), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *impstrire : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Vulgar Latin *pstria, a hobble, from Latin, feminine of pstrius, of a herdsman (from pstor, herdsman; see p- in Indo-European roots).]

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pester·er n.

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pester [ˈpɛstə]

vb

(tr) to annoy or nag continually

[from Old French empestrer to hobble (a horse), from Vulgar Latin impāstōriāre (unattested) to use a hobble, from pāstōria (unattested) a hobble, from Latin pāstōrius relating to a herdsman, from pastor herdsman]

pesterer  n

pesteringly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

pester - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" badger, beleaguer, bug, tease bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

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pester

verb annoy, worry, bother, disturb, bug (informal), plague, torment, get at, harass, nag, hassle (informal), harry, aggravate (informal), fret, badger, pick on, irk, bedevil, chivvy, get on your nerves (informal), bend someone's ear (informal), drive you up the wall (slang), be on your back (slang), get in your hair (informal) He's always hanging round and pestering me.

Translations

pester [ˈpestəʳ] VT → molestar, fregar(LAm)
is this man pestering you? → ¿la está molestando este hombre?
he's always pestering me → siempre me está dando la lata
she pestered me for the book → estuvo dando la lata para que le prestara el libro
he pesters me with his questions → me fastidia con sus preguntas
to pester sb to do sth → dar la lata a algn para que haga algo

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pester [ˈpɛstə^r] vt → harceler
to pester sb for sth → harceler qn pour qch
to pester sb to do sth → harceler qn pour qu'il fasse qch

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pester

vt → belästigen; (= keep on at: with requests etc) → plagen; to pester the life out of somebody → jdm keine Ruhe lassen; she pestered me for the book → sie ließ mir keine Ruhe wegen des Buches; to pester somebody to do something → jdn bedrängen, etw zu tun

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pester [ˈpɛstəʳ] vt → tormentare, molestare
stop pestering me! → smettila di scocciarmi!

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pester [ˈpɛstəʳ] vt → tormentare, molestare
stop pestering me! → smettila di scocciarmi!

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pester

v pester [ˈpestə]

to annoy (someone) frequently or continually He pestered me with questions; She pestered him to help her. pla يُزْعِج، يُضايِق отегчавам dotírat (na), trápit plage; trygle plagen παρενοχλώ, γίνομαι φορτικός σε κπ. molestar, importunar, dar la lata tülitama پیله کردن؛ به ستوح آوردن häiritä importuner לְהָצִיק सताना dodjavati,gnjaviti zaklat mengganggu angra infastidire, importunare 困らせる 끈덕지게 괴롭히다 įkyrėti, grizinti nelikt mierā; uzmākties mendesak lastig vallen mase, plage, nedrenne nie dawać spokoju incomodar a bate la cap надоедать obťažovať, otravovať gnjaviti dosađivati plåga, besvära, trakassera รบกวน rahatsız etmek 使煩惱，糾纏 надокучати, дошкуляти ستانا، دق کرنا làm phiền 使烦恼，纠缠

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pester → يُضايق obtěžovat plage belästigen παρενοχλώ dar la lata, molestar vaivata tourmenter gnjaviti seccare 悩ませる 괴롭히다 kwellen plage gnębić incomodar докучать besvära รบกวน rahatsız etmek quấy rầy 纠缠