importunar

v.

1 to bother, to pester.

2 to be tiresome or a nuisance.

3 to importune, to beset with solicitations over and over again, to tout.

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importunar

► verbo transitivo

1 (molestar) to pester; (uso formal) to importune

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VT to bother, pester

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1.

verbo transitivo (frml) to inconvenience, disturb

2.

importunar vi

espero no importunar — I hope it's not inconvenient, I hope I'm not disturbing you

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= intrude, importune, pester.

Ex. Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.

Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.

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1.

verbo transitivo (frml) to inconvenience, disturb

2.

importunar vi

espero no importunar — I hope it's not inconvenient, I hope I'm not disturbing you

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= intrude, importune, pester.

Ex: Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.

Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.

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importunar [A1 ]

vt

(frml); to inconvenience, disturb

quisiera hacerle unas preguntas, si no lo importuno I would like to ask you a few questions, if it's not inconvenient o if it's convenient

■ importunar

vi

espero no importunar I hope it's not inconvenient, I hope I'm not disturbing you

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importunar (conjugate importunar) verbo transitivo (frml) to inconvenience, disturb
verbo intransitivo:

◊ espero no importunar I hope it's not inconvenient, I hope I'm not disturbing you

importunar verbo transitivo to importune, pester

'importunar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atosigar
- molestar
English:
intrude
- molest

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importunar

♦ vt

to bother, to pester;

no me importunes con preguntas don't bother o pester me with questions

♦ vi

to be tiresome o a nuisance

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importunar

v/t bother

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importunar vt

: to bother, to inconvenience

importunar vi

: to be inconvenient