Polyglot Dictionary

estorbo

/esˈtoɾβo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
estorbos

Meaning

  1. nuisance

    • No quiero ser un estorbo.

      I don't want to be a nuisance.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

molestia

estorbo implies a physical obstacle or hindrance in the way; molestia is more general, an annoyance or bother, which could be non-physical, like noise.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

amolação

amolação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nuisance."

Portuguese

incômodo

incômodo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nuisance."

Practice

1 What does estorbo mean?

2 Fill the gap: No quiero ser un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estorbo?

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