bother

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Fare lo sforzo di compiere qualcosa che si potrebbe anche evitare.

In inglese semplice: To make the effort to do something, especially when you might choose not to.

• Do not bother to wait.
• She never bothers checking her email.
• Why did you bother with all that paperwork?

Come si usa: bother to do something (He did not bother to read the instructions.); bother doing something (Why bother cooking when we can order food?); bother with something (Do not bother with the dishes tonight.)

Sinonimi: make an effort, take the trouble

Espressioni comuni: bother to ask, bother with something, not bother, bother to reply

disturbare, infastidire, preoccupare

Far sentire qualcuno preoccupato o infastidito.

In inglese semplice: To make someone feel worried or annoyed.

• The noise bothers me.
• Her headache bothered her all day.
• Does it bother you when people arrive late?

Sinonimi: annoy, trouble, disturb, worry

Espressioni comuni: bother someone, bother me

maledire

Esprimere rabbia augurando del male a qualcuno o a qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To express anger at someone or something by wishing bad things on them.

• Bother this rain!
• Bother the man who locked the door!
• Bother it, I have lost my key again.

Sinonimi: curse

Espressioni comuni: bother it, bother the weather, bother that noise

fastidio, disturbo

Lavoro in più o difficoltà che rende qualcosa meno semplice.

In inglese semplice: Extra work or difficulty that makes something less easy.

• It was no bother.
• Ordering online saved us a lot of bother.
• Can you carry it without much bother?

Sinonimi: trouble, inconvenience, hassle

Espressioni comuni: no bother, without any bother, save someone bother

seccatura, fastidio

Persona o cosa che provoca problemi o fastidio.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing that causes trouble or annoyance.

• I hope I am not a bother.
• That loose window is a real bother.
• The children became a bother during the meeting.

Sinonimi: nuisance, annoyance, pest

Espressioni comuni: be a bother, a real bother, such a bother

trambusto, confusione

Agitazione e discussioni intorno a qualcosa, dovute a entusiasmo o irritazione.

In inglese semplice: Excited or annoyed activity and argument about something.

• There was a bit of bother over the bill.
• She made a great bother about the seating arrangements.
• All this bother started with a missing ticket.

Sinonimi: fuss, ado, commotion

Espressioni comuni: make a bother, a bit of bother, all this bother

accidenti, uffa

Esclamazione usata quando qualcosa va storto e ci si sente irritati.

In inglese semplice: Used when something goes wrong and you feel annoyed.

• Bother! I forgot my bag.
• Oh, bother! The bus has already left.
• Bother! Now we have to start again.

Sinonimi: drat

Espressioni comuni: oh bother, bother it