disturb

molestar, interrumpir

Interrumpir a alguien mientras trabaja, descansa o hace otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To interrupt someone while they are working, resting, or doing something else.

• Please do not disturb me.
• The ringing phone disturbed her sleep.
• Did we disturb you while you were studying?

Sinónimos: interrupt, bother

Expresiones frecuentes: disturb someone, do not disturb

alterar, perturbar

Romper la calma o alterar el estado estable de algo.

En inglés sencillo: To break the calm or steady state of something.

• A shout disturbed the silence.
• Falling leaves disturbed the smooth surface of the pond.
• The sudden change disturbed the balance of the whole system.

Sinónimos: disrupt, upset

Expresiones frecuentes: disturb the peace, disturb the balance

mover, remover

Tocar o mover algo que debería quedarse donde está.

En inglés sencillo: To touch or move something that should stay where it is.

• Do not disturb the nest.
• Someone had disturbed the papers on my desk.
• The roots were disturbed when we moved the plant.

Sinónimos: displace, move

Expresiones frecuentes: disturb something, disturb the soil

desviar

Cambiar la dirección o el recorrido que algo seguiría normalmente.

En inglés sencillo: To change the direction or course that something would normally take.

• The landslide disturbed the river’s course.
• New barriers disturbed the flow, sending water into a different channel.
• Rocks had disturbed the current and redirected it toward the bank.

Sinónimos: divert, redirect

Expresiones frecuentes: disturb the course, disturb a current