Phrase guide

do not disturb

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَا تُزْعِجْ (lā tuzʕij) — do not disturb
  • Arabic: لَا تُزْعِجِي (lā tuzʕijī) — do not disturb
  • Arabic: لَا تُزْعِجَا (lā tuzʕijā) — do not disturb
  • Arabic: لَا تُزْعِجُوا (lā tuzʕijū) — do not disturb
  • Arabic: لَا تُزْعِجْنَ (lā tuzʕijna) — do not disturb
  • Chinese: 毋通吵 (m̄-thang chhá) — do not disturb
  • Chinese: 莫吵 (mài chhá) — do not disturb
  • Chinese: 甭吵 (mang chhá) — do not disturb
  • Chinese Mandarin: 請勿打擾 /请勿打扰 (qǐng wù dǎrǎo) — do not disturb
  • Danish: må ikke forstyrres — do not disturb
  • Danish: forstyr ikke — do not disturb
  • Dutch: niet storen — do not disturb
  • Finnish: ei saa häiritä — do not disturb
  • Finnish: älä häiritse — do not disturb
  • French: ne pas déranger — do not disturb
  • Galician: non moleste — do not disturb
  • German: nicht stören — do not disturb
  • German: bitte nicht stören — do not disturb
  • Greek: μην ενοχλείτε (min enochleíte) — do not disturb
  • Hungarian: ne zavarjanak — do not disturb
  • Japanese: 起こさないで下さい (okosanaide kudasai) — do not disturb
  • Khmer: កុំរំខាន (kom-rumkhaan) — do not disturb
  • Luxembourgish: derangéier net — do not disturb
  • Malay: jangan ganggu — do not disturb
  • Malay: jangan kacau — do not disturb
  • Polish: nie przeszkadzać — do not disturb
  • Portuguese: não incomode — do not disturb
  • Portuguese: não perturbe — do not disturb
  • Romanian: nu deranja — do not disturb
  • Russian: не беспоко́ить (ne bespokóitʹ) — do not disturb
  • Russian: про́сьба не беспоко́ить (prósʹba ne bespokóitʹ) — do not disturb
  • Spanish: no molestar — do not disturb
  • Swedish: stör ej — do not disturb
  • Swedish: stör inte — do not disturb
  • Tagalog: huwag mang-estorbo — do not disturb
  • Tagalog: bawal mang-estorbo — do not disturb
  • Tamil: தொந்தரவு செய்யாதீர் (tontaravu ceyyātīr) — do not disturb
  • Turkish: rahatsız etmeyin — do not disturb
  • Ukrainian: не турбува́ти (ne turbuváty) — do not disturb