molestar a

to bother

→ molestar
phrase Common #7,126
to bother Used when someone or something bothers, disturbs, or annoys a person. The preposition “a” introduces the person being affected.
SP: No quiero molestar a mis vecinos.
EN: I don't want to bother my neighbors.

No quiero molestar a nadie.

I don't want to bother anyone.

No pretendía molestar a nadie.

I didn't mean to bother anyone.

Tom debería tener más cuidado de no molestar a María mientras está trabajando.

Tom should be more careful not to disturb María while she’s working.

No quise molestar a los pacientes.

I didn't mean to bother the patients.

No quería molestar a los pacientes.

I didn’t want to bother the patients.

No hacía falta molestar a mi cliente para corroborar su viaje a París.

There was no need to bother my client to confirm his trip to Paris.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Pero sólo si prometes no molestar a ninguno de los profesores.

But only if you promise not to bother any of the teachers.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

No deberías molestar a un comediante.

You shouldn't heckle a comedian.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

No quiero molestar a Tom.

I don't want to bother Tom.

Intento no molestar a nadie.

I try not to bother anyone.

Tom solo hizo eso para molestar a Mary.

Tom only did that to annoy Mary.

Yo no quería molestar a los pacientes.

I didn’t want to bother the patients.

Deja de molestar a tu padre.

Stop bothering your father.

Tom tiene que dejar de molestar a Mary.

Tom needs to stop bothering Mary.

Para de molestar a tu hermana, déjala tranquila.

Stop bothering your sister, leave her alone.

Una pulga puede molestar a un león mucho más que un león a una pulga.

A flea can bother a lion much more than a lion bothers a flea.

Tom no quería molestar a Mary de noche tan tarde, pero era una emergencia.

Tom didn’t want to bother Mary so late at night, but it was an emergency.

Tom odiaba molestar a Mary tan tarde de noche, pero era una emergencia.

Tom hated bothering Mary so late at night, but it was an emergency.

No quiero molestar a Tom mientras está trabajando.

I don't want to bother Tom while he's working.

Deja de molestar a Tom.

Stop bothering Tom.

No, procuraré que no vuelvan a molestar a Maxim.

No, I'll make sure they don't bother Maxim again.

— Rebeca (1940)

Es muy grosero molestar a los comediantes.

It's very rude to bother comedians.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)