nag

assillare, tormentare

Infastidire qualcuno lamentandosi continuamente o chiedendogli ripetutamente di fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To keep complaining to someone or asking them to do something, in an annoying way.

• Please stop nagging me.
• She nagged him to clean his room.
• Do your parents nag you about homework?

Come si usa: nag someone about something (He keeps nagging me about the dishes.); nag someone to do something (My dad nagged me to finish my homework.)

Sinonimi: pester, badger

Espressioni comuni: nag someone about something, nag someone to tidy, stop nagging, nag at someone

tormentare, assillare

Detto di un pensiero o ricordo, continuare a preoccupare qualcuno senza lasciarsi dimenticare facilmente.

In inglese semplice: If a thought or memory does this, it keeps worrying you and is hard to forget.

• That question still nags me.
• The memory nagged at him all day.
• Doubts about her decision continued to nag her.

Come si usa: something nags at someone (A doubt about the plan nagged at her.)

Sinonimi: trouble, bother, haunt

Espressioni comuni: nag at someone, doubts nag someone