bother

bother
bother [{{t}}'bɒðə(r)]
1 noun
(a) (trouble) ennui m;
{{}}British{{}} to be in or to have a spot of bother (with sb) avoir des ennuis (avec qn);
I hear there was a bit of bother down at the pub last night il paraît qu'il y a eu du grabuge hier soir au pub;
he doesn't give her any bother il ne la dérange pas;
the trip isn't worth the bother le voyage ne vaut pas la peine;
if it's not too much bother si cela ne vous dérange pas trop;
I hope I haven't put you to a lot of bother j'espère que je ne vous ai pas trop dérangé;
I didn't go to the bother of cooking a meal je n'ai pas pris la peine de cuisiner un repas;
thanks for babysitting - it's no bother! merci pour le babysitting - de rien!
(b) (nuisance) ennui m;
homework is such a bother! quelle corvée, les devoirs!;
sorry to be a bother excusez-moi de vous déranger
2 transitive verb
(a) (irritate) ennuyer, embêter; (pester) harceler; (disturb) déranger;
I'm sorry to bother you excusez-moi de vous déranger;
would it bother you if I opened the window? cela vous dérange ou ennuie si j'ouvre la fenêtre?;
don't bother him when he's resting laisse-le tranquille quand il se repose
(b) (worry) tracasser;
don't bother yourself or your head about it ne vous tracassez pas à ce sujet;
it doesn't bother me whether they come or not cela m'est bien égal qu'ils viennent ou pas
(c) (hurt) faire souffrir;
his leg is bothering him again sa jambe le fait de nouveau souffrir
3 intransitive verb
prendre la peine;
don't bother to answer the phone ce n'est pas la peine de répondre au téléphone;
please don't bother getting up! ne vous donnez pas la peine de vous lever!;
don't bother about me ne vous en faites pas ou ne vous inquiétez pas pour moi;
he didn't even bother to apologize il n'a même pas pris la peine de s'excuser;
let's not bother with the housework laissons tomber le ménage
4 exclamation
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} flûte!, mince!;
bother the lot of them! qu'ils aillent au diable!, qu'ils aillent se faire pendre ailleurs!

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