Pester Meaning in English

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التعريف

To annoy or bother someone repeatedly by asking them to do something, or by interrupting them.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, sometimes playful or childish; often used with 'kids pester parents' or 'stop pestering me.' Stronger than 'ask,' but weaker than 'harass.' Usually means repeated annoyance over something minor.

• Spanish: molestar - fastidiar
• Portuguese (BR): importunar - incomodar
• Portuguese (PT): importunar - incomodar
• Chinese (Simplified): 纠缠 - 打扰
• Chinese (Traditional): 糾纏 - 打擾
• Hindi: परेशान करना - तंग करना
• Arabic: يضايق - يزعج
• Bengali: বিরক্ত করা - জ্বালানো
• Russian: донимать - надоедать
• Japanese: しつこく困らせる - しつこくせがむ
• Vietnamese: làm phiền - quấy rầy
• Korean: 귀찮게 하다 - 성가시게 하다
• Turkish: dırdır etmek - rahatsız etmek
• Urdu: تنگ کرنا - بار بار ستانا
• Indonesian: mengganggu - merengek

جمل نموذجية

Please don't pester your sister while she's studying.

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Kids often pester their parents for new toys.

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Stop pestering me with so many questions!

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He likes to pester me until I give him an answer.

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If you keep pestering, they're just going to ignore you.

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My little brother loves to pester the cat for attention.

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