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Verbos de Ayuda y Daño - Verbos para el acoso

Aquí aprenderás algunos verbos en inglés que se refieren al acoso como "molestar", "incomodar" y "acosar".

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Categorized English Verbs of Helping and Hurting
to harass
to harass
[Verbo]

to subject someone to aggressive pressure or intimidation, often causing distress or discomfort

acosar, hostigar

acosar, hostigar

Ex: Cyberstalking involves using technology to harass someone over the internet. 

El acecho cibernético implica el uso de la tecnología para acosar a alguien en internet.

to bother
to bother
[Verbo]

to cause someone to feel worried, upset, or concerned

molestar, preocupar

molestar, preocupar

Ex: The idea of leaving her family behind to travel bothered her. 

La idea de dejar atrás a su familia para viajar la molestaba.

to trouble
to trouble
[Verbo]

to create problems for someone, resulting in hardship

molestar

molestar

Ex: Unexpected expenses can trouble individuals and disrupt their financial stability. 

Los gastos inesperados pueden complicar a las personas y alterar su estabilidad financiera.

to pester
to pester
[Verbo]

to annoy someone repeatedly by making persistent requests

molestar, importunar

molestar, importunar

Ex: Salespeople sometimes pester customers with constant calls and emails. 

Los vendedores a veces molestan a los clientes con llamadas y correos electrónicos constantes.

to badger
to badger
[Verbo]

to repeatedly annoy or harass someone with requests or questions

acosar

acosar

Ex: He felt badgered by the constant emails from his boss. 

Se sentía acosado por los constantes correos electrónicos de su jefe.

to bedevil
to bedevil
[Verbo]

to continuously create problems for someone or something

importunar

importunar

Ex: The team was bedeviled by a series of unexpected setbacks. 

El equipo fue atormentado por una serie de contratiempos inesperados.

to hound
to hound
[Verbo]

to constantly chase, pressure, or follow someone to gain or achieve something

acosar

acosar

Ex: Journalists may hound public figures for exclusive interviews. 

Los periodistas pueden acosar a las figuras públicas para obtener entrevistas exclusivas.

to bug
to bug
[Verbo]

to persistently annoy someone, often by making repeated requests or demands

molestar,  fastidiar

molestar, fastidiar

Ex: The persistent telemarketer wouldn't stop bugging the homeowner with sales pitches. 

El persistente telemarketer no dejaba de molestar al propietario con discursos de venta.

to hassle
to hassle
[Verbo]

to irritate someone or cause problems for them, particularly by asking them to do something over and over again

molestar

molestar

Ex: Troublesome software issues can hassle users trying to complete tasks. 

Los problemas de software problemáticos pueden molestar a los usuarios que intentan completar tareas.

to harry
to harry
[Verbo]

to continually annoy someone

acosar, molestar

acosar, molestar

Ex: The constant emails from the marketing team began to harry customers. 

Los correos electrónicos constantes del equipo de marketing comenzaron a acosar a los clientes.

to eat
to eat
[Verbo]

to cause worry or annoyance for someone

preocupar

preocupar

Ex: What's eating you today? You seem grumpier than usual. 

¿Qué te está comiendo hoy? Pareces más gruñón de lo habitual.

to importune

to request something in an annoyingly persistent way

importunar

importunar

Ex: Despite my repeated refusals, he continued to importune me for a loan. 

A pesar de mis repetidas negativas, él continuó importunándome por un préstamo.

to plague
to plague
[Verbo]

to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry

plagar

plagar

Ex: Insecurity and self-doubt can plague an individual's mental health. 

La inseguridad y la duda en uno mismo pueden plagar la salud mental de un individuo.

to afflict
to afflict
[Verbo]

to cause pain, suffering, or distress, often as a result of illness, injury, or hardship

afligir

afligir

Ex: If left unchecked, climate change will afflict future generations with catastrophic consequences. 

Si no se controla, el cambio climático afligirá a las generaciones futuras con consecuencias catastróficas.

to pry
to pry
[Verbo]

to ask personal or unwanted questions

entrometerse, fisgonear

entrometerse, fisgonear

Ex: It is considered impolite to pry into someone's financial situation without their consent. 

Se considera descortés entrometerse en la situación financiera de alguien sin su consentimiento.

to spy
to spy
[Verbo]

to secretly observe someone

espiar

espiar

Ex: Companies may use surveillance cameras to spy on employees for security reasons. 

Las empresas pueden usar cámaras de vigilancia para espiar a los empleados por razones de seguridad.

to snoop
to snoop
[Verbo]

to secretly investigate or look around to discover private information about someone

husmear, espiar

husmear, espiar

Ex: Some people snoop through the personal belongings of others out of curiosity. 

Algunas personas fisgonean en las pertenencias personales de otros por curiosidad.

to eavesdrop

to secretly listen to a conversation without the knowledge or consent of those involved

escuchar a escondidas, espiar una conversación

escuchar a escondidas, espiar una conversación

Ex: Kids often eavesdrop on their parents' discussions, trying to understand grown-up matters. 

Los niños a menudo escuchan a escondidas las discusiones de sus padres, tratando de entender asuntos de adultos.

to infiltrate

to secretly enter an organization or group with the aim of spying on its members or gathering information

infiltrarse en

infiltrarse en

Ex: Spies may be trained to infiltrate terrorist cells to prevent potential attacks. 

Los espías pueden ser entrenados para infiltrarse en células terroristas para prevenir posibles ataques.

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