ellos molesten

bother, disturb

→ molestar

molest to bother, to annoy, to disturb + en plural command (you all)

verb · 3rd-person plural Uncommon #19,340

bother, disturb Unlike English “molest,” this usually means to bother or disturb someone.

SP: No molesten al perro mientras come.

EN: Don’t bother the dog while he’s eating.

Conjugation of molestar

molestar molestarte molestarlo molestarme molestarle molestarse molestarles molestándome molestarla

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	molesta	—
Third	moleste	molesten

No quiero que se molesten.

I don’t want them to get upset.

¡No molesten a su señor, campesinos!

Don't bother your lord, peasants!

— Los Visitantes (1993)

No molesten a Tom.

Don't bother Tom.

A tu mamá no le gusta que la molesten.

Your mom doesn't like being bothered.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

No me gusta que me molesten.

I don't like being bothered.

Estoy de vacaciones y no quiero que me molesten.

I'm on vacation and I don't want to be disturbed.

— El Quinto Elemento (1997)

Tom no quiere que lo molesten.

Tom doesn't want to be bothered.

Don't bother us!

— Вор (1997)

No dejes que te molesten.

Don’t let them bother you.

¡No me molesten!

Leave me alone!

— Akira (1988)

No molesten a Tom mientras está durmiendo.

Don't bother Tom while he's sleeping.

No quiero que molesten a mis clientes.

I don't want my clients to be bothered.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Y por favor, no molesten a sus vecinos.

And please, don't disturb your neighbors.

— स्वदेस (2004)

No se molesten en llamarme.

Don’t bother calling me.

Estoy acostumbrado a que me molesten por ser vegano.

I'm used to being teased for being vegan.

Ni se molesten en llamarme.

Don’t even bother calling me.

Muy bien, diles que no se molesten.

Okay, tell them not to bother.

— Madre (2009)

Tenemos algo que hacer, que no nos molesten, ¿sí?

We have something to do, don't bother us, okay?

— Bugonia (2025)

Atrás, no molesten.

Back off, don't disturb.

— La dolce vita (1960)

No molesten a Tom mientras lee.

Don't bother Tom while he's reading.

A Tom no le gusta que le molesten.

Tom doesn't like being bothered.