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Detailed Translations for pester from English to French

pester:

to pester verb (pesters, pestered, pestering)

  1. to pester (tease; bully; antagonize; )
    embêter; enquiquiner; agacer; brimer; assommer; intimider; importuner; brusquer; rudoyer; maltraiter; incommoder; embarrasser; tyranniser
    • embêter verb (embête, embêtes, embêtons, embêtez, )
    • enquiquiner verb (enquiquine, enquiquines, enquiquinons, enquiquinez, )
    • agacer verb (agace, agaces, agaçons, agacez, )
    • brimer verb (brime, brimes, brimons, brimez, )
    • assommer verb (assomme, assommes, assommons, assommez, )
    • intimider verb (intimide, intimides, intimidons, intimidez, )
    • importuner verb (importune, importunes, importunons, importunez, )
    • brusquer verb (brusque, brusques, brusquons, brusquez, )
    • rudoyer verb (rudoie, rudoies, rudoyons, rudoyez, )
    • maltraiter verb (maltraite, maltraites, maltraitons, maltraitez, )
    • incommoder verb (incommode, incommodes, incommodons, incommodez, )
    • embarrasser verb (embarrasse, embarrasses, embarrassons, embarrassez, )
    • tyranniser verb (tyrannise, tyrannises, tyrannisons, tyrannisez, )
  2. to pester (have something on one's mind; badger; nag)
    gêner; contrarier; chicaner; avoir quelque chose sur le coeur
    • gêner verb (gêne, gênes, gênons, gênez, )
    • contrarier verb (contrarie, contraries, contrarions, contrariez, )
    • chicaner verb (chicane, chicanes, chicanons, chicanez, )
  3. to pester (badger; be a nuisance)
    taquiner; blaguer; enquiquiner; turlupiner; asticoter; faire partir par des tracasseries; chasser quelqu'un par des tracasseries; rendre la vie de quelqu'un impossible; chasser quelqu'un par des méchancetés; faire partir par des méchancetés
    • taquiner verb (taquine, taquines, taquinons, taquinez, )
    • blaguer verb (blague, blagues, blaguons, blaguez, )
    • enquiquiner verb (enquiquine, enquiquines, enquiquinons, enquiquinez, )
    • turlupiner verb (turlupine, turlupines, turlupinons, turlupinez, )
    • asticoter verb (asticote, asticotes, asticotons, asticotez, )
  4. to pester (chicane; badger; nag)
    chicaner; contrarier
    • chicaner verb (chicane, chicanes, chicanons, chicanez, )
    • contrarier verb (contrarie, contraries, contrarions, contrariez, )

Conjugations for pester:

present
  1. pester
  2. pester
  3. pesters
  4. pester
  5. pester
  6. pester
simple past
  1. pestered
  2. pestered
  3. pestered
  4. pestered
  5. pestered
  6. pestered
present perfect
  1. have pestered
  2. have pestered
  3. has pestered
  4. have pestered
  5. have pestered
  6. have pestered
past continuous
  1. was pestering
  2. were pestering
  3. was pestering
  4. were pestering
  5. were pestering
  6. were pestering
future
  1. shall pester
  2. will pester
  3. will pester
  4. shall pester
  5. will pester
  6. will pester
continuous present
  1. am pestering
  2. are pestering
  3. is pestering
  4. are pestering
  5. are pestering
  6. are pestering
subjunctive
  1. be pestered
  2. be pestered
  3. be pestered
  4. be pestered
  5. be pestered
  6. be pestered
diverse
  1. pester!
  2. let's pester!
  3. pestered
  4. pestering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

pester [the ~] noun

  1. the pester (bully)
    le croque mitaine; le garde-chiourme

Translation Matrix for pester:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
chicaner split hairs
croque mitaine bully; pester
garde-chiourme bully; pester
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
agacer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease anger; annoy; blow the fire; bother; cause irritation; chafe; fan a flame; give offence; harass; irritate; nag; trouble; vex; visit
assommer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease be a nuisance; be a pain; carry on one's point; muck about; nag
asticoter badger; be a nuisance; pester be a pain in the neck; keep on; nag
avoir quelque chose sur le coeur badger; have something on one's mind; nag; pester
blaguer badger; be a nuisance; pester badger; banter; commit foolery; do something silly; fool; hoax; hoodwink; jape; jest; joke; make fun of; play a joke; play a trick; poke fun at; swindle; tease; trick; vex
brimer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease brutalise; brutalize; initiate
brusquer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease accelerate; assault; attack; brush off; brutalise; brutalize; coerce; compel; force; hasten; lay violent hands upon; oblige; quicken; raid; snub; speed up; storm; use force; violate
chasser quelqu'un par des tracasseries badger; be a nuisance; pester
chasser quelqu'un par des méchancetés badger; be a nuisance; pester
chicaner badger; chicane; have something on one's mind; nag; pester bicker; niggle; split hairs; squabble
contrarier badger; chicane; have something on one's mind; nag; pester cause failure; counteract; cross; frustrate; hamper; hinder; obstruct; oppose; prevent; resist; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset; withstand
embarrasser antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease barter; bother; change; embarrass; exchange; hamper; hinder; impede; obstruct; stonewall; swap; switch; trade in
embêter antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease be boring; bore; brutalise; brutalize
enquiquiner antagonise; antagonize; badger; be a nuisance; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease be a pain in the neck; keep on; nag; twaddle; whine
faire partir par des méchancetés badger; be a nuisance; pester
faire partir par des tracasseries badger; be a nuisance; pester
gêner badger; have something on one's mind; nag; pester anger; be embarrassed; be shy; block; bother; cross; disturb; enrage; feel ill at ease; hamper; harass; hinder; impede; incense; make impossible; obstruct; oppose; prevent; sabotage; stem; stonewall; stop; thwart; trouble; upset; visit
importuner antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease aggravate; bother; burden; harass; inconvenience; trouble; visit
incommoder antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease bother; hamper; hinder; impede; obstruct; stonewall
intimider antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease badger; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; embarrass; frighten; intimidate; make frightened; menace; overawe; scare; startle; terrorise; terrorize; threaten
maltraiter antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease assault; batter; beat up; brutalise; brutalize; knock about; molest; torture
rendre la vie de quelqu'un impossible badger; be a nuisance; pester
rudoyer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease assault; batter; beat up; brutalise; brutalize; growl at; molest; snap at; snarl at; torture
taquiner badger; be a nuisance; pester badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; nag; swindle; tease; trick; vex
turlupiner badger; be a nuisance; pester badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex
tyranniser antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease badger; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; frighten; intimidate; make frightened; overawe; scare; startle; terrorise; terrorize
- badger; beleaguer; bug; tease
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- harass

Related Words for "pester":

  • pestering, pesters

Synonyms for "pester":


Related Definitions for "pester":

  1. annoy persistently1

Wiktionary Translations for pester:

pester
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
pester importuner traktieren — (transitiv) jemanden immer wieder mit etwas Unangenehmem stören
pester asticoter triezen — (transitiv) jemanden sehr ärgern oder quälen, so dass es ihm körperlich oder seelisch stark zusetzt