« to bother, annoy » en sept langues
Sensto bother, annoy
Espagnol
/molesˈtaɾ/
savant
Français
/deʁɑ̃ʒe/
autre source · French dé- + ranger 'to put in order' (from rang, Frankish *hring 'ring')
Italien
/disturˈbare/
autre source · Latin DISTURBĀRE 'to throw into disorder' (learned)
Very often dare fastidio: ti dà fastidio?
Portugais
/ĩkomoˈdah/
autre source · Latin INCOMMODĀRE 'to inconvenience'
Molestar exists, but in Brazil it now suggests sexual harassment: avoid it for 'bother'.
Roumain
/deranˈʒa/
autre source · French déranger
Catalan
/muləsˈta/
savant
Anglais
/ˈbɑðɚ/
anglais natif · origin uncertain (perhaps Anglo-Irish)
L’ancêtre latin
MOLESTĀRE‘to trouble, annoy (from MOLESTUS 'burdensome')’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Classic trap: Spanish molestar is only 'to bother' (¿Te molesta el ruido?), while English molest has a criminal sense. French 'disarranges' you instead: Je ne vous dérange pas ?
Parents anglais: molest (a false friend)
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- es¿Te molesta la música?
- frLa musique te dérange ?
- itLa musica ti disturba?
- ptA música te incomoda?
- roTe deranjează muzica?
- caEt molesta la música?
- enDoes the music bother you?
Plus de mots : Verbes essentiels
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- to competecompetirconcourircompeterecompetirconcuracompetir
- to consist (of)consistirconsisterconsistereconsistirconstaconsistir
- to observeobservarobserverosservareobservarobservaobservar
- to reflect (light, an image)reflejarrefléterriflettererefletirreflectareflectir
- to refuse (turn down)rechazarrefuserrifiutarerecusarrefuzarefusar