hassle

engorro, molestia

Algo que exige esfuerzo extra por problemas molestos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: bother, trouble, annoyance

Expresiones frecuentes: a real hassle, too much hassle, without any hassle, a lot of hassle

molestar, dar la lata

Fastidiar a alguien una y otra vez, por ejemplo pidiéndole cosas sin parar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: hassle someone about something (He keeps hassling me about the report.); hassle someone for something (They hassled her for money.)

Sinónimos: bother, pester, annoy, harass

Expresiones frecuentes: hassle someone, hassle someone for something, hassle someone about something

provocar, buscar pelea con

Molestar a alguien a propósito para provocar una pelea o discusión.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: hassle someone (A man outside the bar tried to hassle us.)

Sinónimos: provoke, pick a fight with

Expresiones frecuentes: hassle someone, hassle strangers, hassle other people