Παρασκευή 15 Μαρτίου 2013

WORD OF THE DAY "DISTURB"

Thesaurus-Synonyms - DISTURB

'disturb' verb to stop someone from continuing with, or concentrating on, what they are doing: I’m sorry to disturb you when you’re working, but would you mind helping me for a moment? * ταράσσω, ταράζω την ηρεμία κτλ.: διαταράσσω, παρασαλεύω, αναταράσσω: αναστατώνω, επιφέρω αναστάτωση

[bother] to disturb someone in an annoying way or repeatedly, especially about something that seems trivial to them: Stop bothering me, I’ve got a very important letter to write. * ενοχλώ: προκαλώ ανησυχία, ανησυχώ, «σκοτίζω» για κάτι κοινότυπο ή ασήμαντο

[butt in] (informal) to interrupt someone by saying something when they are speaking: I’m trying to explain something to Jane, and he keeps butting in. * διακόπτω παρεμβαίνοντας (συζήτηση κτλ.)

[disrupt] to cause trouble and prevent something from happening in an orderly manner: Protesters tried to disrupt the meeting.
* διαταράσσω, επιφέρω ρήξη, ανωμαλία ή αναστάτωση, αναστατώνω, αποδιοργανώνω

[distract] to draw someone’s attention to something other than what they are supposed to be concentrating or working on: I was distracted by something that was happening further along the street and didn’t notice her. * περισπώ, αποσπώ/διασπώ την προσοχή: σκοτίζω, (παρα)ζαλίζω

[interrupt] to stop something from continuing or to stop someone continuing with something, especially to stop someone from continuing to speak by saying something: Please don’t interrupt, I’ll
answer your questions when I’ve finished what I have to say.
* εμποδίζω, διακόπτω (ομιλητή) κν. αντισκόβω

[intrude] to come into or be in a place where you are not wanted, or disturb someone who wants to be private: You’re intruding on a private conversation. * επιβάλλω την ανεπιθύμητη παρουσία μου, ενοχλώ ή διαταράσσω με την ανεπιθύμητη παρουσία μου, παρίσταμαι ή παρεμβαίνω απρόσκλητος, κν. «ανακατεύομαι», μπαίνω μπάστακας

[pester] to disturb someone deliberately and repeatedly in order to get them to do something or pay attention to something: She keeps pestering me to write to the council about the state of the pavement outside our house. * γίνομαι φορτικός/φόρτωμα σε κάποιους για να τους εξαναγκάσω να κάνουν κάτι ή να μου δώσουν προσοχή

[trouble] to disturb someone, usually by asking them to do something: Sorry to trouble you, but would you mind shutting the window, there’s a terrible draught. * προβληματίζω, «βασανίζω», προκαλώ ανησυχία, έγνοια, πόνο, κόπο ή ενόχληση

taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS

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