Meaning
1 senses(dated, euphemistic)A mild expression of annoyance.
verdammt, Mist
Examples
1431 sentencesI didn't want to bother you.
Я не хотів турбувати. — rmdas
ruЯ не хотел тебя беспокоить. — marafon
How could it not bother you?
Як це може вас не турбувати? — deniko
ruКак это может вас не беспокоить? — marafon
I don't want to bother you.
Я не хочу турбувати. — rmdas
ruЯ не хочу вас беспокоить. — sharptoothed
I asked him not to bother me.
Я попросив його не турбувати мене. — deniko
ruЯ его попросил не беспокоить меня. — AntonKhorev
deIch bat ihn, mich nicht weiter zu stören. — Trinkschokolade
I'm sorry to bother you so often.
Вибачте, що турбую Вас так часто. — lingvokrolik
ruПрости, что так часто тебя беспокою. — marafon
deTut mir leid, dass ich dich ständig störe. — Yorwba
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to ScotBorrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother (“to make a stir or commotion, bustle”), also of unknown origin. Compare English pother (“to poke, prod”), variant of potter (“to poke”). More at potter. Perhaps related to Irish bodhaire (“noise”), Irish bodhraim (“to deafen, annoy”).
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Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- seem to bother
- even bother to
- didn't even bother
- even bother
- want to bother
- the noise bothered
- sorry to bother
- the heat bothered
- noise didn't bother
- noise bothered
- snoring didn't bother
- the smell bothered