hassle

hassle
1.
(coll.)noun

hassle[s] — Krach, der (ugs.); (trouble, problem) Ärger, der

it's a real hassle — das ist ein echtes Problem

it's too much [of a]/such a hassle — das macht zu viel/soviel Umstände

2. transitive verb
schikanieren
* * *
['hæsl] 1. noun
1) (trouble or fuss: It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle.) die Mühe
2) (a fight or argument: I got into a bit of a hassle with a couple of thugs.) die Scherereien (pl.)
2. verb
1) (to argue or fight: It seemed pointless to hassle over such a small matter.) sich beunruhigen
2) (to annoy (a person): I don't like people hassling me.) belästigen
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has·sle
[ˈhæsl̩]
I. n (fam)
1. (bother) Mühe f kein pl, Theater nt kein pl fam
parking in town is such a \hassle in der Stadt zu parken ist vielleicht ein Aufstand
it's one of the few bars that women can go in and not get any \hassle das ist eine der wenigen Bars, in die Frauen gehen können, ohne belästigt zu werden
what's all the \hassle about? was soll der ganze Aufstand?
it is just too much \hassle es ist einfach zu umständlich
to give sb \hassle (pester) jdn schikanieren; (harass) jdm Schwierigkeiten machen
2. (argument) Streit m, Krach m fam
heavy \hassles heftige [o DIAL arge] Auseinandersetzungen
II. vt (fam)
to \hassle sb (pester) jdn schikanieren [o drängen]; (harass) jdn bedrängen [o unter Druck setzen]
just don't \hassle me lass mich einfach in Ruhe
III. vi streiten
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['hsl] (inf)
1. n
Auseinandersetzung f; (= bother, trouble) Mühe f, Theater nt (inf)

we had a real hassle getting these tickets for tonight — es war ein richtiges Theater (inf) or es hat uns (dat) viel Mühe gemacht, diese Karten für heute Abend zu bekommen

getting there is such a hassle — es ist so umständlich, dorthin zu kommen

commuting is a bit of a hassle — Pendeln ist etwas lästig

it's too much hassle cooking for myself — es ist mir zu umständlich or mühsam, für mich allein zu kochen

don't worry, it's no hassle! — keine Sorge, es macht keine Mühe or Umstände!

legal hassles — Anwaltskram m (inf)

don't give me any hassle — mach kein Theater (inf)

it's not worth the hassle — es ist die ganze Mühe or das ganze Theater (inf) nicht wert

2. vt
1) (= mess around) schikanieren
2) (= keep on at) bedrängen

keep hassling them till they pay — bleib ihnen auf den Fersen, bis sie bezahlen

stop hassling me — lass mich in Ruhe!

I'm feeling a bit hassled — ich fühle mich etwas im Stress (inf) or unter Druck

she gets easily hassled — sie lässt sich leicht unter Druck setzen

he was always being hassled for money — man wollte ständig Geld von ihm

3. vi

keep hassling — bleib ihm/ihnen etc auf den Fersen

in a job like this you have to be prepared to hassle — in diesem Job muss man (anderen) Dampf machen können

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hassle [ˈhæsl] umg
A s
1. Krach m, (auch handgreifliche) Auseinandersetzung
2. Mühe f:
it was quite a hassle getting (oder to get) rid of them es war ganz schön mühsam, sie loszuwerden;
take the hassles out of sth etwas leichter oder angenehmer machen;
no hassle kein Problem
B v/i Krach oder eine (handgreifliche) Auseinandersetzung haben (with mit)
C v/t US schikanieren
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1.
(coll.)noun

hassle[s] — Krach, der (ugs.); (trouble, problem) Ärger, der

it's a real hassle — das ist ein echtes Problem

it's too much [of a]/such a hassle — das macht zu viel/soviel Umstände

2. transitive verb
schikanieren

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