harass

harass
transitive verb
schikanieren

constantly harass the enemy — den Feind nicht zur Ruhe kommen lassen

harass somebody into doing something — jemandem so sehr zusetzen, dass er etwas tut

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verb
1) (to annoy or trouble (a person) constantly or frequently: The children have been harassing me all morning.) belästigen
2) (to make frequent sudden attacks on (an enemy): The army was constantly harassed by groups of terrorists.) aufstören
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- harassment
- sexual harassment
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har·ass
[ˈhærəs, AM esp həˈræs]
vt
▪ to \harass sb
1. (intimidate) jdn schikanieren; (pester) jdn ständig belästigen [o bedrängen]
she was sexually \harassed by her neighbour sie wurde von ihrem Nachbarn sexuell belästigt
they \harassed him into signing the contract sie setzten ihm so lange zu, bis er den Vertrag unterschrieb
to \harass sb with questions jdn mit Fragen quälen
2. (attack continually) jdn ständig angreifen
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['hrəs]
vt
belästigen; (= mess around) schikanieren; (MIL) the enemy Anschläge verüben auf (+acc), immer wieder überfallen

don't harass me — dräng or hetz (inf) mich doch nicht so!

he sexually harassed her — er belästigte sie (sexuell)

they eventually harassed him into resigning —

the landlord was harassing me about the rent — der Hauswirt belästigte mich ständig wegen der Miete

a lot of these people are harassed by the police — viele dieser Leute werden ständig von der Polizei schikaniert

a salesman should never seem to harass a potential customer — ein Vertreter sollte einem potenziellen or potentiellen Kunden gegenüber niemals aufdringlich werden

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harass [ˈhærəs; US auch həˈræs] v/t
1. a) ständig belästigen
b) mobben
2. aufreiben, zermürben
3. schikanieren
4. MIL stören:
harassing fire Störfeuer n
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transitive verb
schikanieren

constantly harass the enemy — den Feind nicht zur Ruhe kommen lassen

harass somebody into doing something — jemandem so sehr zusetzen, dass er etwas tut

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v.
belästigen v.
beunruhigen v.
schikanieren v.

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