Pesky Meaning in English

word

US

ˈpɛski

PES-kee

UK

pˈɛski

pes-KEE

التعريف

Describes something or someone that is annoying, troublesome, or hard to get rid of.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Pesky' is informal, often used for minor annoyances like 'pesky flies' or 'pesky little brother.' It suggests irritation but not serious anger. Common collocations: 'pesky problem', 'pesky habit.' Rarely used for major issues.

• Spanish: molesto - fastidioso - incómodo
• Portuguese (BR): incômodo - irritante
• Portuguese (PT): irritante - incómodo
• Chinese (Simplified): 讨厌的 - 麻烦的
• Chinese (Traditional): 討厭的 - 麻煩的
• Hindi: सताने वाला - परेशान करने वाला
• Arabic: مزعج - مقلق
• Bengali: ঝামেলাপূর্ণ - বিরক্তিকর
• Russian: надоедливый
• Japanese: やっかいな - うるさい
• Vietnamese: phiền phức - gây khó chịu
• Korean: 성가신 - 귀찮은
• Turkish: can sıkıcı - baş belası
• Urdu: تنگ کرنے والا - جھنجھلا دینے والا
• Indonesian: mengganggu - merepotkan

جمل نموذجية

There are so many pesky mosquitoes outside.

basic

The pesky cat keeps jumping on the table.

basic

I can't open this pesky jar!

basic

These pesky emails keep filling up my inbox.

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Don't let that pesky cough ruin your day.

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I finally fixed the pesky leak in the bathroom.

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