hassle

has·sle

 (hăs′əl) Informal

n.

1. An argument or a fight.

2. Trouble; bother.

v. has·sled, has·sling, has·sles

v.intr.

To argue or fight: customers hassling with merchants over high prices.

v.tr.

To bother or harass: street gangs hassling passersby.

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[From American dialectal (Southeast) hassle, to pant (as from exertion), perhaps of imitative origin or akin to British dialectal hassle, to hack at, saw away at with a blunt blade.]

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hassle

(ˈhæsəl)

n

1. a prolonged argument; wrangle

2. a great deal of trouble; difficulty; nuisance

vb

3. (intr) to quarrel or wrangle

4. (tr) to cause annoyance or trouble to (someone); harass

[C20: of unknown origin]

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has•sle

(ˈhæs əl)

n., v. -sled, -sling. Informal. n.

1. a disorderly dispute.

2. a troublesome or trying situation; bother.

v.i.

3. to dispute or quarrel.

4. to be put to inconvenience, exertion, etc.: to hassle with heavy traffic.

v.t.

5. to bother or harass.

[1935–40; orig. uncertain]

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hassle

Past participle: hassled
Gerund: hassling

Imperative

hassle

hassle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hassle - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" bother, fuss, trouble disturbance, perturbation - activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"
	2.	hassle - disorderly fighting       rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, dogfight fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Verb	1.	hassle - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, molest, plague, provoke needle, goad - goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" haze - harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

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hassle

(Informal)

noun

1. trouble, problem, difficulty, upset, bother, grief (informal), trial, struggle, uphill (S. African), inconvenience I don't think it's worth the money or the hassle.

verb

1. bother, bug (informal), annoy, harry, hound, harass, badger, pester, get on your nerves (informal), be on your back (slang), get in your hair (informal), breath down someone's neck My husband started hassling me.

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hassle

noun

Informal. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:

altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle.

Informal: rhubarb, tangle.

verb

Informal. To engage in a quarrel:

argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle.

Informal: tangle.

Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns.

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Translations

جِدال ، خِصاممَتاعِب أو إزْعاجيُجادِل، يُخاصِميُزْعِج، يُضايِق

hádat sehádkaotravovatpotížspor

besværdiskussiondiskuteregeneremas

belästigenMüheSchererei

bronca

chamaillerdérangerembêtergênerharceler

macera

ergjarífast, òrætarifrildivandræîi, umstang, vesen

seccaturaproblemascocciarescocciaturaseccare

kvaršinti galvąpeštissusipešimassusivaidijimasvaidytis

grūtībasķīvētiesķīviņšmokaspiekasīties

stress

çekişmedertgüçlükhuzurunu kaçırmaksıkıntı

争论使烦恼混乱激战麻烦

hassle

[ˈhæsl]

A. N (= problem, difficulty) → lío m, problema m
no hassle! → ¡no hay problema!
it's not worth the hassle → no vale la pena

B. VT → molestar, fastidiar

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hassle

[ˈhæs^əl]

n (= fuss) → histoire f, histoires fpl
It was a lot of hassle → C'était toute une histoire.
Washing is a real hassle in a house with one cold tap → C'est toujours toute une histoire de laver le linge dans une maison qui n'a qu'un robinet d'eau froide.
Weddings are so much hassle that you need a break afterwards to recover → Les mariages sont de telles histoires qu'il faut toujours prendre des petites vacances pour récuperer.
it's not worth the hassle → ça n'en vaut pas la peine
to avoid the hassle of doing sth → ne pas s'embêter à faire qch
I don't want the hassle of having to persuade him → Je ne veux pas m'embêter à devoir le convaincre. hassle-free

vt → enquiquiner hassle-free [ˌhæs^əlˈfriː] adj [experience, holiday, journey] → peinard(e)

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hassle

(inf)

n → Auseinandersetzung f; (= bother, trouble) → Mühe f, → Theater nt (inf); we had a real hassle getting these tickets for tonight → es war ein richtiges Theater (inf) → or es hat uns (dat) → viel Mühe gemacht, diese Karten für heute Abend zu bekommen; getting there is such a hassle → es ist so umständlich, dorthin zu kommen; commuting is a bit of a hassle → Pendeln ist etwas lästig; it’s too much hassle cooking for myself → es ist mir zu umständlich or mühsam, für mich allein zu kochen; don’t worry, it’s no hassle! → keine Sorge, es macht keine Mühe or Umstände!; legal hassles → Anwaltskram m (inf); don’t give me any hassle → mach kein Theater (inf); it’s not worth the hassle → es ist die ganze Mühe or das ganze Theater (inf) → nicht wert

vt

(= mess around) → schikanieren

(= keep on at) → bedrängen; keep hassling them till they pay → bleib ihnen auf den Fersen, bis sie bezahlen; stop hassling me → lass mich in Ruhe!; I’m feeling a bit hassled → ich fühle mich etwas im Stress (inf) → or unter Druck; she gets easily hassled → sie lässt sich leicht unter Druck setzen; he was always being hassled for money → man wollte ständig Geld von ihm

vi keep hassling → bleib ihm/ihnen etc auf den Fersen; in a job like this you have to be prepared to hassle → in diesem Job muss man (anderen) Dampf machen können

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hassle

[ˈhæsl] (fam)

1. n → seccatura, scocciatura

2. vt → seccare, scocciare

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hassle

(ˈhӕsl) noun

1. trouble or fuss. It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle. gesukkel, beslommernis مَتاعِب أو إزْعاج проблем problema potíž die Mühe besvær; mas μπελάςjaleo, follón tülin زحمت hässäkkä histoireטרדה परेशानियां muka, gnjavaža macera kerepotan vandræði, umstang, vesen problema 騒動 골치 아픈 일 vargas, bėda grūtības; mokas susah zware onderneming, bezoekingstress, mas og kjaskłopot, problem زیار problema chin, aventură морока ťažkosť peripetija gnjavaža krångel ความลำบาก sıkıntı, güçlük, dert 困擾或麻煩 метушня کوفت điều rắc rối 混乱，麻烦

2. a fight or argument. I got into a bit of a hassle with a couple of thugs. russie, twis جِدال ، خِصام кавга disputa hádka, spor die Scherereien (pl.) strid; diskussion καβγάςpelea, bronca, discusión, riña tüli, nägelus کشمکش؛ درگیری riita bagarreקטטה तर्क sukob, svada vita pertengkaran rifrildi battibecco けんか 싸움, 말다툼 susivaidijimas, susipešimas ķīviņš; strīds pertengkaran opstootjekrangel, trette bijatyka, sprzeczka جګړه disputa ciorovăială перебранка hádka sitnost prepirka käbbel, kontrovers, kurr การต่อสู้ tartışma, çekişme 爭吵 бійка جھگڑا sự cãi cọ 争论，激战

verb

1. to argue or fight. It seemed pointless to hassle over such a small matter. stry, rusie maak met يُجادِل، يُخاصِم карам се discutir hádat se sich beunruhigen diskutere; strides καβγαδίζωpelearse, discutir, reñir nägelema مشاجره كردن riidellä chamailler לְהָצִיק तर्क करना svadati se vitatkozik bertengkar rífast, þræta discutere けんかする 말다툼하다, 싸우다 vaidytis, peštis ķīvēties; strīdēties bertengkar bekvechtenkrangle, trettekłócić się شخره کول discutir a (se) certa ссориться hádať sa prepirati se prepirati se käbbla, dividera, slåss โต้เถียง; ต่อสู้ tartışmak 爭吵 сваритися جھگڑا کرنا cãi cọ 争论

2. to annoy (a person). I don't like people hassling me. treiter, pla يُزْعِج، يُضايِق дразня aborrecer otravovat belästigen genere ενοχλώmolestar, fastidiar kiusama اذيت كردن kiusata embêter לְטַרטֵר परेशान करना gnjaviti, muciti zaklat mengganggu ergja infastidire 悩ます 괴롭히다 kvaršinti galvą, neduoti ramybės piesieties; piekasīties (kādam) mengganggu iemand ergeren, iemand lastig vallenplage obrażać ځورول aborrecer a bate la cap докучать otravovať delati sitnosti gnjaviti trakassera รบกวน huzurunu kaçırmak 叨擾 набридати تنگ کرنا quấy rối; làm phiền 使烦恼

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