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ellos molestan

bother, annoy

→ molestar
molest to bother, to annoy, to disturb + an third-person plural present
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Uncommon #18,364
bother, annoy Usually means to bother or annoy; English “molest” is much stronger and often refers to sexual abuse.
SP: Los niños molestan al perro.
EN: The children are bothering the dog.
bother With “se” and “en,” it means to make the effort to do something.
SP: No se molestan en llamar antes.
EN: They don’t bother calling ahead.
Conjugation of molestar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First molesto molestamos
Second molestas —
Third molesta molestan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First molesto molestamos
Second molestas —
Third molesta molestan

Ellas me molestan.

They bother me.

¿Les molestan las otras religiones?

Do other religions bother them?

— Despedidas (2008)

No molestan.

They don't bother me.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

¿Te molestan las serpientes?

Do snakes bother you?

Delta, basta de aspirar, molestan a nuestro Oído de Oro.

Delta, stop sucking, you're bothering our Golden Ear.

— El Canto del Lobo (2019)

¿Y desde cuándo te molestan tanto los extranjeros a ti?

And since when have you had such a problem with foreigners?

— Familia (2023)

¿Le molestan?

Do they bother you?

— El Paciente Inglés (1996)

Las cosas que hay que ver, un pobre desgraciado va por su camino, y le molestan.

You wouldn’t believe it: some poor guy is just minding his own business, and they hassle him.

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

¿Te molestan los ojos?

Are your eyes bothering you?

A mí no me molestan.

I don't mind them.

— Noche de fuego (2021)

Me molestan un poco estos zapatos.

These shoes are bothering me a little.

Le molestan las alas de pollo.

He dislikes chicken wings.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

Bueno, si me molestan les doy un puñetazo en la cara.

Well, if they bother me, I punch them in the face.

— Systemsprenger (2019)

Si me molestan, les apago.

If they bother me, I turn them off.

— Escondido (2005)

¿Te molestan?

Are they bothering you?

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Es difícil acordarse de tantas cosas que le molestan a tu mamá.

It’s hard to remember so many things that annoy your mom.

— Familia (2023)

Necesitas dejar de hacer las cosas que molestan a Tom.

You need to stop doing the things that annoy Tom.

Los apodos no le molestan para nada.

Nicknames don't bother him/her at all.

— Picnic (1955)

¿Las arañas no molestan a las lechuzas?

Don't spiders bother owls?

— Systemsprenger (2019)

Nos molestan con sus fiestas.

They bother us with their parties.

Con el abogado presente no se molestan en hacer grabaciones.

With the lawyer present, they don't bother making recordings.

— Asuntos infernales (2002)