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nagging

/ˈnæɡɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

Fastidiar, regañar

To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.

Examples :

"My mom is always nagging me to clean my room. "
Mi madre siempre me está regañando para que limpie mi habitación.
family attitude communication character human mind action

Related Words

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something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

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constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

Constante, invariable

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

El ruido constante de la obra dificultaba que me concentrara en mis deberes.

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persistent adjective

/pəˈsɪstənt/ /pɚˈsɪstənt/

Persistente, tenaz

"She has had a persistent cough for weeks."

Ella ha tenido una tos persistente durante semanas.

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continuously adverb

/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/

Continuamente, sin parar

"The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land."

El río fluye continuamente hacia el mar, nunca se detendrá para que podamos cruzar por tierra seca.

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annoyance noun

/əˈnɔɪəns/

Molestia, fastidio

"The constant buzzing of the phone was a major annoyance. "

El zumbido constante del teléfono era una gran molestia.

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memories noun

/ˈmɛm(ə)ɹiz/

Recuerdos, memoria

"Memory is a facility common to all animals."

La memoria es una facultad común a todos los animales.

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persistently adverb

/pɚˈsɪstəntli/ /pərˈsɪstəntli/

Persistentemente, con persistencia

"The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll."

La niña pequeña le pidió persistentemente a su padre que le comprara la muñeca.

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thoughts noun

/θɑts/ /θɔːts/

Pensamientos, ideas

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."

El arma más poderosa contra el estrés es nuestra capacidad de elegir un pensamiento sobre otro.

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insignificant adjective

/ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

Insignificante, sin importancia

"Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal."

Tales cosas son detalles insignificantes en comparación con el objetivo principal.

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unnecessary adjective

/ʌnˈnɛ.sə.s(ə)ɹɪ / /ʌnˈnɛ.səˌsɛ.ɹi/

innecesario, superfluo

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

El asustador automático de niños hizo innecesarios a los payasos.

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annoying verb

/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ /æˈnɔɪɪŋ/

Molestar, irritar

"Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off."

A Marc le encantaba su hermana, pero cuando ella lo molestaba, quería apagarla.

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complain verb

/kəmˈpleɪn/

Quejarse, lamentarse

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

Joe siempre se quejaba del ruido que hacían sus vecinos.