jorobar

v.

1 to bug.

2 to mess up (estropear) (fiesta, planes).

3 to annoy, to bother, to bug, to give the hump.

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jorobar

► verbo transitivo

1 familiar (fastidiar) to bother, pester, annoy

2 familiar (romper) to smash up, break

3 familiar (estropear) to ruin, wreck

► verbo pronominal jorobarse

1 familiar (aguantarse) to put up with it

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡no jorobes! (fastidio) stop pestering me! 2 (incredulidad) pull the other one!

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1.

verbo transitivo (fam)

a) (molestar) to bug (colloq)

b) (malograr) to ruin, spoil

2.

jorobar vi (fam) (molestar)

lo hace sólo por jorobar — he only does it to annoy

lo que más me joroba es ... — what really bugs o gets me is ... (colloq)

no jorobes! — (no digas) you're kidding! (colloq); (no molestes) stop being such a pest! (colloq)

3.

jorobarse v pron (fam)

a) (aguantarse)

y si no te gusta, te jorobas — and if you don't like it, that's tough (colloq)

hay que jorobarse! — (Esp) can you believe it! (colloq)

b) (dañarse) <hígado/estómago> to mess up (colloq); <espalda> to do ... in (colloq)

c) plan to be scuppered (colloq); fiesta to be ruined

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= screw + Nombre + up.

Ex. Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.

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1.

verbo transitivo (fam)

a) (molestar) to bug (colloq)

b) (malograr) to ruin, spoil

2.

jorobar vi (fam) (molestar)

lo hace sólo por jorobar — he only does it to annoy

lo que más me joroba es ... — what really bugs o gets me is ... (colloq)

no jorobes! — (no digas) you're kidding! (colloq); (no molestes) stop being such a pest! (colloq)

3.

jorobarse v pron (fam)

a) (aguantarse)

y si no te gusta, te jorobas — and if you don't like it, that's tough (colloq)

hay que jorobarse! — (Esp) can you believe it! (colloq)

b) (dañarse) <hígado/estómago> to mess up (colloq); <espalda> to do ... in (colloq)

c) plan to be scuppered (colloq); fiesta to be ruined

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= screw + Nombre + up.

Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.

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jorobar [A1 ]

vt

(fam)

1

(fastidiar): lo que me joroba es el frío que hace aquí what really gets me is how cold it is here (colloq)

ese ruido me está empezando a jorobar that noise is starting to get to me o to get on my nerves (colloq)

me joroba que me llamen por teléfono tan tarde it really bugs me o (AmE) ticks me off when people phone so late at night (colloq)

este niño me está jorobando this kid won't stop pestering me

2 (malograr) to ruin, spoil

■ jorobar

vi

(fam)

1 (fastidiar) to be a nuisance, be annoying

2

¡no jorobes! (expresando — asombro, sorpresa) you don't say! (colloq), no kidding! (colloq) (— incredulidad, rechazo) come off it! (colloq), tell me another one! (AmE colloq), pull the other one! (BrE colloq); (— fastidio) knock it off! (colloq), cut it out! (colloq)

■ jorobarse

v pron

(fam)

1

(aguantarse): y si no te gusta, te jorobas and if you don't like it, you'll just have to lump it o that's tough (colloq)

¡hay que jorobarse! that/this really is the limit! (colloq), bloody hell! (BrE sl)

2 «plan» to be ruined, be scuppered (colloq); «fiesta» to be ruined

3 (dañarse) «hígado» to mess up (colloq)

me he jorobado la mano I've done my hand in (colloq), I've hurt my hand

te vas a jorobar el estómago you're going to do terrible things to o mess up your stomach (colloq)

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jorobar (conjugate jorobar) verbo transitivo (fam)

a) (molestar) to bug (colloq)

b) (malograr) to ruin, spoil

verbo intransitivo (fam) (molestar) to annoy;

◊ lo que más me joroba es … what really bugs o gets me is … (colloq)

jorobarse verbo pronominal (fam)

a) (aguantarse):

◊ y si no te gusta, te jorobas and if you don't like it, that's tough (colloq)

b) (dañarse) ‹hígado/estómago› to mess up (colloq);

‹espalda› to do … in (colloq)

c) [plan] to be scuppered (colloq);

[fiesta] to be ruined
jorobar familiar verbo transitivo
1 (molestar, enfadar) to annoy, bother: me joroba que hagas eso, it really bugs me when you do that
¡no jorobes!, (incredulidad) pull the other one!
2 (arruinar, estropear) to ruin, wreck: la lluvia nos jorobó el paseo, the rain spoilt our stroll
'jorobar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chingar
English:
cock up
- hassle

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jorobar Fam

♦ vt

1. [molestar] to bug;

ese ruido me está jorobando that noise is really bugging me;

lo que más me joroba es que no haya pedido perdón what really bugs me is that she didn't say sorry

2. [estropear] [fiesta, planes] to mess up;

[máquina, objeto]to bust, Br to knacker;

me jorobó las vacaciones it messed up my Br holiday o US vacation

♦ vi

[molestar] to be a pain;

¡deja ya de jorobar! stop being such a pain!;

lo hizo por jorobar he just did it to be difficult;

no jorobes y déjame estudiar stop being such a pain and let me study;

¿sabías que se casó Claudia? – ¡no jorobes! did you know that Claudia got married? – she never did! o you're kidding!

♦ See also the pronominal verb jorobarse

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jorobar

v/t fam

1 (molestar) bug fam

2 planes ruin

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jorobar vt, fam jeringar: to bother, to annoy

jorobar vi fam jeringar: to be annoying, to be a nuisance

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jorobar vb

1. (fastidiar) to annoy

me joroba tener que levantarme tan pronto it annoys me having to get up so early

2. (estropear) to spoil [pt. & pp. spoilt]

nos ha jorobado la fiesta he's spoilt the party for us

3. (romper) to break [pt. broke; pp. broken]

se ha jorobado el dedo meñique he's broken his little finger