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Engelsk navneord: bother

1. bother (om begivenhed) an angry disturbance


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe didn't want to make a fuss.
They had labor trouble.
A spot of bother.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)fuss, hassle, trouble


Mindre specifikke termerdisturbance, perturbation

2. bother (om erkendelse) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningWashing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer.
A bit of a bother.
He's not a friend, he's an infliction.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)annoyance, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck


Mindre specifikke termernegative stimulus


Mere specifikke termerirritant, nuisance, plague, thorn


Engelsk udsagnsord: bother

1. bother (om adfærd) take the trouble to do something; concern oneself


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday.
Don't bother, please.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself


AnvendelsesmønsterSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE


Mindre specifikke termerreach, strain, strive

2. bother (om følelse) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningMosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me.
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)annoy, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termerdisplease


Mere specifikke termerantagonise, antagonize, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, eat into, fret, fret, get, get under one's skin, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, peeve, plague, provoke, rankle, ruffle


Udsagnsord med lignende betydningchafe

3. bother (om adfærd) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningSorry to trouble you, but....


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termeraffect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on


Mere specifikke termerdistress, straiten

4. bother (om bevægelse) intrude or enter uninvited


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningDon't bother the professor while she is grading term papers.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termerintrude, irrupt

5. bother (om følelse) make nervous or agitated


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster.


Eksempler på anvendelseThe bad news will bother him, The performance is likely to bother Sue


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termeragitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on


Udsagnsord med lignende betydningbother

6. bother (om følelse) make confused or perplexed or puzzled


Eksempler på anvendelseThe bad news will bother him


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termerconfuse, disconcert, flurry, put off


Udsagnsord med lignende betydningbother









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