to bother; to annoy; to bug
Pourrais-je lui acheter une assurance accident sans l'embêter ?
Could I buy accident insurance for him without bothering him?
— Assurance sur la mort (1944)
I don't want to bother him.
Tu aimes embêter ton fils, pas vrai ?
You like to tease your son, don't you?
— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)
En plus, comme tu n'as pas de papa, tu vas te faire embêter.
Besides, since you don't have a dad, people are going to pick on you.
— Nobody Knows (2004)