nag
A small horse; a ponyA small horse; a pony.
» I don't mean to nag you.
Я не собираюсь тебе докучать.
Я не збираюся до вас прискіпуватися.
Я не хочу до вас прискіпуватися.
Meaning
6 sensesA small horse; a pony.
Pony
по́ниpóni
an old or over-worked horse
An old, useless horse.
Schindmähre, Klepper, Ackergaul
кля́чаkljáča
Someone or something that nags.
Zeterer, Nörgeltante, Nörgler
ворчу́нvorčún, ворчу́ньяvorčúnʹja, приди́раpridíra
A repeated complaint or reminder.
A persistent, bothersome thought or worry.
(derogatory, obsolete)A paramour.
Examples
57 sentencesI don't mean to nag you.
Я не збираюся до вас прискіпуватися.
ruЯ не собираюсь тебе докучать.
I'm tired of all this nagging.
Quit nagging me about my driving.
You need to stop nagging me.
You sound like a nagging wife.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English nagg, nage, nagge (“horse, small riding horse, pony”), cognate with DuFrom Middle English nagg, nage, nagge (“horse, small riding horse, pony”), cognate with Dutch negge, neg (“horse”), German Nickel (“small horse”). Perhaps related to English neigh.
Probably from a North Germanic source; compare Swedish nagga (“to gnaw, grumble”), Danish nage (“to nag, bother”), Icelandic nagga (“to complain”).
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