preocupar

v.

1 to worry.

me preocupa no saber nada de él I'm worried I haven't heard from him

Su depresión concierne a Ricardo Her depression worries Richard.

2 to bother.

sólo le preocupa su apariencia externa he's only bothered about his appearance

3 to worry about.

Me preocupa esa situación I worry about that situation.

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preocupar

► verbo transitivo

1 to worry

► verbo pronominal preocuparse

1 (sentir preocupación) to worry (por, about), get worried (por, about)

2 (ocuparse) to mind (de, -)

■ tú preocúpate de lo tuyo mind your own business

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verb

to concern, trouble, worry

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1.

VT (=inquietar) to worry; (=molestar) to bother

esto me preocupa muchísimo — I'm extremely worried about this, this worries me very much

me preocupa cómo decírselo — I'm worried about how to tell him

no le preocupa el qué dirán — he's not bothered about what people may say

2.

See:

preocuparse

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1.

verbo transitivo to worry

le preocupa el futuro — she's worried o concerned about her future

me preocupa que no haya llamado — it worries me that she hasn't phoned

no me preocupa — it doesn't bother o worry me

2.

preocuparse v pron

1) (inquietarse) to worry

no te preocupes — don't worry

preocuparse POR algo/alguien — to worry about something/somebody

tiene amigos que se preocupan por ella — she has friends who care o who are concerned about her

2) (ocuparse)

preocuparse DE algo: me preocupé de que no faltara nada I made sure o I saw to it that we had everything; no se preocupó más del asunto — he gave the matter no further thought

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= bother, cause + concern, preoccupy, press upon, trouble, perturb, heighten + concern, stress + Nombre + out.

Ex. Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.

Ex. The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger.

Ex. Abstracting agencies citation recommendations may be preoccupied with the practices desirable for periodical articles.

Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.

Ex. This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.

Ex. She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.

Ex. Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.

Ex. Forty percent of Americans say it stresses them out too much to think about health care and costs.

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* no preocuparse que = rest + assured that.

* preocuparse = become + distressed, dismay, fret, wring + Posesivo + hands, stew.

* preocuparse de = agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* preocuparse del coste de = be cost conscious.

* preocuparse (de/por) = worry (about).

* preocuparse por = become + apprehensive about, care (about/for), be apprehensive (about), lose + sleep over/on, fret about.

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1.

verbo transitivo to worry

le preocupa el futuro — she's worried o concerned about her future

me preocupa que no haya llamado — it worries me that she hasn't phoned

no me preocupa — it doesn't bother o worry me

2.

preocuparse v pron

1) (inquietarse) to worry

no te preocupes — don't worry

preocuparse POR algo/alguien — to worry about something/somebody

tiene amigos que se preocupan por ella — she has friends who care o who are concerned about her

2) (ocuparse)

preocuparse DE algo: me preocupé de que no faltara nada I made sure o I saw to it that we had everything; no se preocupó más del asunto — he gave the matter no further thought

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= bother, cause + concern, preoccupy, press upon, trouble, perturb, heighten + concern, stress + Nombre + out.

Ex: Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.

Ex: The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger.

Ex: Abstracting agencies citation recommendations may be preoccupied with the practices desirable for periodical articles.

Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.

Ex: This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.

Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.

Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.

Ex: Forty percent of Americans say it stresses them out too much to think about health care and costs.

* no preocuparse que = rest + assured that.

* preocuparse = become + distressed, dismay, fret, wring + Posesivo + hands, stew.

* preocuparse de = agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* preocuparse del coste de = be cost conscious.

* preocuparse (de/por) = worry (about).

* preocuparse por = become + apprehensive about, care (about/for), be apprehensive (about), lose + sleep over/on, fret about.

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preocupar [A1 ]

vt

to worry

le preocupa el futuro de sus hijos she's worried o concerned about her children's future

no lo preocupes con esas cosas don't worry him with things like that

me preocupa que aún no haya llegado it worries me that she hasn't arrived yet

le preocupa mucho lo que puedan pensar de él he worries a lot o he's very worried about what others may think of him

¿y si se entera alguien? — no me preocupa and what if somebody finds out? — I don't care o it doesn't bother o worry me

■ preocuparse

v pron

A (inquietarse) to worry

no te preocupes don't worry

preocuparse POR algo/algn to worry ABOUT sth/sb

es tan tranquilo que no se preocupa por nada he's so easygoing he never worries o gets worried about anything

tiene amigos que se preocupan por ella she has friends who care o who are concerned about her

B (ocuparse) preocuparse DE algo:

me preocupé de que no faltara nada I made sure o I saw to it o I ensured that we had everything

no se preocupó más del asunto he gave the matter no further thought, he took no further interest in the matter

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preocupar (conjugate preocupar) verbo transitivo
to worry;

◊ no quiero preocuparlo I don't want to worry him;

le preocupa el futuro she's worried o concerned about her future;
me preocupa que no haya llamado it worries me that she hasn't phoned;
no me preocupa it doesn't bother o worry me
preocuparse verbo pronominal
1 (inquietarse) to worry;
preocuparse POR algo/algn to worry about sth/sb
2 (ocuparse) preocuparse DE algo:

◊ me preocupé de que no faltara nada I made sure o I saw to it that we had everything;

no se preocupó más del asunto he gave the matter no further thought
preocupar verbo transitivo to worry, bother: les preocupa su futuro, they are concerned about his future
no le preocupa, it doesn't bother him
'preocupar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concernir
- angustiar
English:
agitate
- bother
- concern
- disturb
- trouble
- weigh
- worry
- burden
- preoccupy

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preocupar

♦ vt

1. [inquietar] to worry;

me preocupa no saber nada de él I'm worried I haven't heard from him;

me preocupa que no haya llamado I'm worried that she hasn't called;

no me preocupa que lo sepan otros it doesn't worry me that other people know about it

2. [importar] to bother;

sólo le preocupa su apariencia externa he's only bothered about his appearance

♦ See also the pronominal verb preocuparse

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preocupar

v/t worry, concern

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preocupar vt

inquietar: to worry, to concern

♦ See also the reflexive verb preocuparse

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preocupar vb to worry [pt. & pp. worried]

me preocupa el examen the exam worries me