la
feminine
/moˈlestja/
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Translation
nuisance, bother, discomfort
Word origin
From Latin molestia ('annoyance, trouble'), from molestus ('troublesome'), related to moles ('mass, burden'). The same root gives English 'molest'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- molestia
- English cognates
- molest
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmolestias
Examples
, ¿ ?
Sorry for the bother, do you have a moment?
.
I feel a discomfort in my knee when I run.
ayudarte.
It is no trouble at all to help you.
constante.
The noise from the building work is a constant nuisance.
¡ !
What a lot of trouble you have gone to for us!
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