disturb
gb/dɪstˈɚb/ us/dɪstˈɚb/
B1
אנגלית
~ 3000
zavar, megzavar, felzaklat, nyugtalanít, megbolygat
פועל
B1
1
תבנית שימוש:
to disturb [someone]
Please don't disturb me while I'm studying.
Kérlek, ne zavarj, amíg tanulok.
The noise from the street disturbed her concentration.
Az utcáról beszűrődő zaj megzavarta a koncentrációját.
I hope I'm not disturbing you by calling so late.
He didn't want to disturb the sleeping baby.
דוגמאות ללומדים
Please do not disturb me now.
Kérlek, most ne zavarj.
The loud music disturbed him.
A hangos zene zavarta.
I don't want to disturb your work.
She disturbed me while I was reading.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'disturb' with 'bother'. While similar, 'disturb' more strongly implies interrupting an action or state of rest.
משמעות
Interrupt someone's activity or peace
צירופים
disturb the peace
|disturb someone at work
|disturb a meeting
|disturb sleep
מילים נרדפות
interrupt (Implies breaking into an ongoing activity, often by speaking or acting suddenly.)
הפכים
leave alone (Means not to bother or interfere with someone.)
נושאים
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To stop someone from working, resting, or thinking by making them pay attention to you or something else.
To interrupt or interfere with someone so that they stop what they are doing or lose focus.
פועל
B2
2
felzaklat
B2
nyugtalanít
B2
תבנית שימוש:
to disturb [someone]
The news of the accident disturbed her greatly.
A baleset híre nagyon felzaklatta.
Some scenes in the movie may disturb younger viewers.
A film egyes jelenetei felzaklathatják a fiatalabb nézőket.
It disturbed me to hear about the violence.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The bad news disturbed him.
A rossz hír felzaklatta.
The scary story disturbed her.
A félelmetes történet felzaklatta.
Loud fights disturb me.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may overuse 'disturb' in casual contexts where 'worry' or 'make sad' is more natural.
משמעות
Cause worry or upset
צירופים
deeply disturb
|emotionally disturb
|disturb the public
מילים נרדפות
upset (A general term for causing emotional distress, often softer than 'disturb'.)
הפכים
reassure (Means to remove worry or fear from someone.)
נושאים
emotions
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To make someone feel bad, scared, or worried.
To make someone feel anxious, upset, or worried.
פועל
B2
3
megbolygat
B2
תבנית שימוש:
to disturb [something]
Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
Ne bolygasd meg az asztalomon lévő papírokat.
The wind disturbed the calm surface of the lake.
A szél megbolygatta a tó nyugodt felszínét.
She carefully closed the box so as not to disturb its contents.
דוגמאות ללומדים
Do not disturb the books.
Ne bolygasd meg a könyveket.
The wind disturbed the water.
A szél megbolygatta a vizet.
He disturbed the sand with his foot.
משמעות
Change normal order or position
צירופים
disturb the arrangement
|disturb the surface
|disturb the soil
מילים נרדפות
disrupt (Often used for systems or processes; 'disturb' can be more physical and small-scale.)
הפכים
leave intact (Means not to alter or move something from its original state.)
נושאים
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To move something so it is not in its normal place or order.
To move, alter, or mess up something from its original position or arrangement.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
disturb
IPA
GB/dɪstˈɚb/
US/dɪstˈɚb/
הברות והטעמה
dis - turb (2 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (turb)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: disturb
- 3rd Person Singular: disturbs
- Present Participle: disturbing
- Past: disturbed
משפחת מילים
Forms
disturbs
verb
disturbing
verb
disturbed
verb
Core family
disturbance
noun B1
Related words
disturbingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undisturbed
adjective
ביטויים
disturb the peace
1/dɪstˈɚb ðə pˈis/
fixed phrase
Make noise or trouble in public places
To make loud noise or cause trouble in a public place, breaking the law or rules.
דוגמאות
- He was arrested for disturbing the peace after shouting in the street.
- The neighbors complained that they were disturbing the peace with their party.
do not disturb
1/dˈu nˈɑt dɪstˈɚb/
fixed phrase
Instruction to not interrupt someone
A sign or message telling people not to interrupt you.
דוגמאות
- I put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on my hotel door.
- Please set your phone to 'Do Not Disturb' during the meeting.