bother

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• Australian: /ˈbɔðə(ɹ)/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɒðə(ɹ)/
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• General-American: bŏʹ-thər
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• General-American: /ˈbɑðɚ/
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• rhymes with -ɒðə(ɹ)
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• rhymes with (father-bother merger) -ɑːðə(ɹ)
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Borrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother (“to make a stir or commotion, bustle”), also of unknown origin. Compare English pother (“to poke, prod”), variant of potter (“to poke”). More at potter. Perhaps related to Irish bodhaire (“noise”), Irish bodhraim (“to deafen, annoy”).

259 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: يَزْعَجْ (yazʕaj) — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Arabic: يُضَايِقْ (yuḍāyiq) — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Dutch: verdorie — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Esperanto: aĉ — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Finnish: voi sentään! — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• French: zut! — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• French: mince — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• German: verdammt — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• German: Mist — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Hungarian: teringettét — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Hungarian: az ördögbe — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Hungarian: a csudába — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Hungarian: a fenébe — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Portuguese: porcaria! — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Portuguese: droga! — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Portuguese: credo! — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Spanish: joroba — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Spanish: rayos — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Spanish: caramba — mild expression of annoyance/irritation
• Albanian: shqetësim — fuss, ado
• Bashkir: мәшәҡәт (məşəqət) — fuss, ado
• Bulgarian: грижи (griži) — fuss, ado
• Bulgarian: безпокойство (bezpokojstvo) — fuss, ado
• Chinese Mandarin: 鬧騰 /闹腾 (nàoténg) — fuss, ado
• Danish: mas — fuss, ado
• Finnish: hälinä — fuss, ado
• Finnish: mekkala — fuss, ado
• German: Umstände — fuss, ado
• German: Schwierigkeiten — fuss, ado
• Hungarian: nyaggatás — fuss, ado
• Hungarian: alkalmatlankodás — fuss, ado
• Icelandic: vesen — fuss, ado
• Irish: stró — fuss, ado
• Italian: confusione — fuss, ado
• Italian: trambusto — fuss, ado
• Italian: agitazione — fuss, ado
• Kabuverdianu: ingisu — fuss, ado
• Macedonian: гри́жи (gríži) — fuss, ado
• Macedonian: беспо́којство (bespókojstvo) — fuss, ado
• Norwegian: kluss — fuss, ado
• Norwegian: bry — fuss, ado
• Norwegian: mas — fuss, ado
• Romanian: agitație — fuss, ado
• Romanian: îngrijorare — fuss, ado
• Spanish: escándalo — fuss, ado
• Spanish: alboroto — fuss, ado
• Spanish: tumulto — fuss, ado
• Spanish: jaleo — fuss, ado
• Spanish: quilombo — fuss, ado
• Spanish: cargancia — fuss, ado
• Ukrainian: хвилюва́тися (xvyljuvátysja) — fuss, ado
• Ukrainian: турбува́тися (turbuvátysja) — fuss, ado
• Afrikaans: moeite — trouble, inconvenience
• Albanian: shqetësim — trouble, inconvenience
• Bashkir: мәшәҡәт (məşəqət) — trouble, inconvenience
• Bulgarian: неприятности (neprijatnosti) — trouble, inconvenience
• Chinese Mandarin: 麻煩 /麻烦 (máfán) — trouble, inconvenience
• Dutch: moeite — trouble, inconvenience
• Esperanto: ĝenaĵo — trouble, inconvenience
• Estonian: tülin — trouble, inconvenience
• Estonian: nuhtlus — trouble, inconvenience
• Finnish: vaiva — trouble, inconvenience
• Finnish: häiriö — trouble, inconvenience
• Georgian: შეწუხება (šec̣uxeba) — trouble, inconvenience
• Georgian: მობეზრება (mobezreba) — trouble, inconvenience
• Georgian: თავის მოწყენა (tavis moc̣q̇ena) — trouble, inconvenience
• Hebrew: טרחה (t'irkha) — trouble, inconvenience
• Hungarian: gond — trouble, inconvenience
• Hungarian: fáradság — trouble, inconvenience
• Hungarian: vesződség — trouble, inconvenience
• Hungarian: kellemetlenség — trouble, inconvenience
• Hungarian: baj — trouble, inconvenience
• Hungarian: nyűg — trouble, inconvenience
• Hungarian: bosszúság — trouble, inconvenience
• Icelandic: vesen — trouble, inconvenience
• Icelandic: mál — trouble, inconvenience
• Icelandic: vandamál — trouble, inconvenience
• Italian: fastidio — trouble, inconvenience
• Italian: incomodo — trouble, inconvenience
• Italian: seccatura — trouble, inconvenience
• Italian: problema — trouble, inconvenience
• Japanese: 邪魔 (jama) — trouble, inconvenience
• Kabuverdianu: ingisu — trouble, inconvenience
• Macedonian: неприја́тности (neprijátnosti) — trouble, inconvenience
• Plautdietsch: Onjenieech — trouble, inconvenience
• Plautdietsch: Ploag — trouble, inconvenience
• Polish: kłopot — trouble, inconvenience
• Portuguese: incômodo — trouble, inconvenience
• Romanian: deranj — trouble, inconvenience
• Romanian: incomodare — trouble, inconvenience
• Santali: ᱚᱡᱚᱨ (ôjôr) — trouble, inconvenience
• Swedish: besvär — trouble, inconvenience
• Ukrainian: турбо́ти (turbóty) — trouble, inconvenience
• Afrikaans: pla — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Afrikaans: steur — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Albanian: shqetësoj — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Arabic: أزْعَجَ — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Armenian: խանգարել (xangarel) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Azerbaijani: narahat etmək — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Bulgarian: безпокоя (bezpokoja) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Bulgarian: дразня (draznja) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Bulgarian: досаждам (dosaždam) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Catalan: molestar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Catalan: disturbar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Catalan: perturbar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Cherokee: ᎠᏕᏯᏙᏗᎭ (adeyadodiha) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Chinese: мафан (mafan) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Chinese: 麻煩 /麻烦 (zh-min-nan) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Chinese: 齪嘈 /龊嘈 (zh-min-nan) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Chinese Mandarin: 煩擾 /烦扰 (fánrǎo) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Chinese Mandarin: 麻煩 /麻烦 (máfan) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Czech: vadit — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Dutch: storen — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Esperanto: ĝeni — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Esperanto: malordigi — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Esperanto: perturbi — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Estonian: tüütama — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Estonian: tülitama — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Finnish: häiritä — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Finnish: vaivata — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Finnish: kiusata — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Finnish: haitata — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• French: bâdrer — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• French: déranger — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• French: embêter — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• French: gêner — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Galician: amolar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Galician: aburar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Galician: mornear — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Galician: gravecer — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Georgian: გაღიზიანება (gaɣizianeba) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• German: stören — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• German: nerven — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Gothic: 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (draibjan) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Greek: ενοχλώ (enochló) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Ancient Greek: ἐνοχλῶ (enokhlô) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Ancient Greek: ὀχλέω (okhléō) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Ancient Greek: σκύλλω (skúllō) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Haitian Creole: deranje — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Hebrew: הפריע — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Hungarian: zavar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Hungarian: zaklat — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Hungarian: alkalmatlankodik — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Icelandic: ergja — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Icelandic: angra — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Ingrian: kiusata — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Ingrian: rangata — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Irish: cuir isteach ar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Italian: disturbare — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Italian: infastidire — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Ladin: dé mpaz — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Ladin: sciaché — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Latvian: traucēt — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Macedonian: пре́чи (préči) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Macedonian: возне́мири (voznémiri) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Macedonian: вознеми́рува (voznemíruva) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Macedonian: до́саѓа (dósaǵa) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Māori: whakapōnānā — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Māori: whakararuraru — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Māori: whakahōhā — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Norwegian: forstyrre — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Norwegian: plage — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Norwegian: bry — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Norwegian: irritere — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Oromo: rakkisuu — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Polish: niepokoić — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Polish: naprzykrzać się — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Portuguese: incomodar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Portuguese: chatear — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Romanian: deranja — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Romanian: incomoda — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Romanian: necăji — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Romanian: supăra — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Russian: беспоко́ить (bespokóitʹ) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Sanskrit: बाधति (bādhati) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Scottish Gaelic: sàraich — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Scottish Gaelic: buair — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Scottish Gaelic: cuir dragh air — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Serbo-Croatian: smetati — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Slovene: nadlegováti — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: molestar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: agobiar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: brear — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: cargosear — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: fastidiar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: joder — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: importunar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: incomodar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: incordiar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: jorobar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Spanish: chingar — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Swedish: störa — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Tamil: படுத்து (paṭuttu) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Thai: รบกวน (róp-guuan) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Thai: กวน (guuan) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Thai: กวนใจ — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Turkish: rahatsız etmek — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Turkish: canını sıkmak — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Turkish: uğraşmak — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Turkish: sataşmak — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Turkish: bulaşmak — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Ukrainian: турбува́ти (turbuváty) — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Uzbek: bezovta qilmoq — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Venetan: dar fastidio — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Venetan: ronper — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Vietnamese: quấy rầy — to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to
• Russian: беспоко́иться (bespokóitʹsja) — to feel care or concern
• Russian: трево́житься (trevóžitʹsja) — to feel care or concern
• Spanish: molestarse en — to feel care or concern
• Spanish: tomarse la molestia de — to feel care or concern
• Ukrainian: турбува́тися (turbuvátysja) — to feel care or concern
• Arabic: كلف (kallif) — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Chinese Mandarin: 費事 /费事 (fèishì) — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Dutch: moeite doen — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Estonian: vaevuma — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Estonian: vaeva nägema — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Finnish: jaksaa — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Finnish: vaivautua — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Finnish: viitsiä — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Finnish: huvittaa — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• French: bâdrer — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• German: Mühe machen — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• German: bemühen — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Hebrew: טרח — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Hebrew: הטריח את עצמו — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Hungarian: veszi a fáradságot — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Italian: disturbarsi — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Italian: prendersi la briga — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Italian: preoccuparsi — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Māori: whakatōwenewene — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Norwegian: gidde — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Portuguese: dar-se ao trabalho — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Spanish: molestarse en — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Spanish: tomarse la molestia de — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Thai: ก่อกวน (gɔ̀ɔ-guuan) — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Turkish: uğraşmak — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Turkish: zahmet etmek — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Venetan: preocuparse — to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something
• Estonian: vaevuma — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Finnish: viitsiä — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Finnish: jaksaa — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• French: daigner — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• French: se donner la peine — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Hebrew: טרח — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Hungarian: veszi a fáradságot — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Italian: preoccuparsi — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Italian: disturbarsi — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Italian: prendersi la briga — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Italian: degnarsi — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Norwegian: gidde — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Portuguese: dar-se ao trabalho — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Russian: утруждать себя (utruždatʹ sebja) — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Spanish: molestarse en — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Spanish: tomarse la molestia de — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Swedish: bry sig om — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Swedish: idas — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Turkish: zahmet etmek — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Welsh: trafferthu — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience
• Welsh: ymdrafferthu — to do something which is of negligible inconvenience