hassle

Ärger, Umstände

Etwas, das wegen lästiger Probleme zusätzlichen Aufwand erfordert.

In einfachem Englisch: Something that takes extra effort because of annoying problems.

• Parking here is a hassle.
• We booked the tickets without any hassle.
• Moving house involved several unexpected hassles.

Synonyme: bother, trouble, annoyance

Häufige Wendungen: a real hassle, too much hassle, without any hassle, a lot of hassle

nerven, belästigen

Jemanden immer wieder stören oder mit Forderungen belästigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To annoy someone by repeatedly bothering them or making demands.

• Stop hassling me!
• The salespeople hassled us as we walked past.
• My boss keeps hassling me to finish the report.

So benutzt man es: hassle someone about something (He keeps hassling me about the report.); hassle someone for something (They hassled her for money.)

Synonyme: bother, pester, annoy, harass

Häufige Wendungen: hassle someone, hassle someone for something, hassle someone about something

Streit suchen mit, provozieren

Jemanden absichtlich ärgern, um einen Streit oder eine Schlägerei anzufangen.

In einfachem Englisch: To bother someone deliberately because you want to start a fight or argument.

• Do not hassle him; he wants a fight.
• A group of boys hassled strangers outside the station.
• They were hassling each other until a fight broke out.

So benutzt man es: hassle someone (A man outside the bar tried to hassle us.)

Synonyme: provoke, pick a fight with

Häufige Wendungen: hassle someone, hassle strangers, hassle other people