1) (D; tr.) to pester about, for (he kept pestering me for his money)
2) (D; tr.) to pester into (they pestered me into going)
3) (H) they kept pestering me to buy a new car
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
pester — [ pɛste ] v. intr. <conjug. : 1> • 1639; pester qqn « le traiter de peste » 1617; de peste ♦ Manifester son mécontentement, sa colère, par des paroles. ⇒ fulminer, grogner, jurer, maugréer. Pester contre le mauvais temps, contre les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pester — may refer to:In fictional characters: * Pester (comics), a Marvel Comics character * Professor Pester, the main villain in the animated television series Viva Piñata * Rex Pester, a reporter in the animated film The Rugrats Movie * Jester the… … Wikipedia
Pešter — (Serbian Cyrillic: Пештер or Пештерска висораван) is a karst plateau in southwestern Serbia, in the Raška (Sandžak) region. It lies at the altitude of 900–1200 meters. The territory of the plateau is mostly located in the municipality of Sjenica … Wikipedia
Pester — Pešter Peštersko polje Emplacement Serbie Ville proche Sjenica Coordonnées … Wikipédia en Français
Pester — Rencontré en Belgique, le nom désigne un boulanger (moyen néerlandais pester , à rapprocher de l ancien français pestor ). Avec le même sens : De Pester, Depester … Noms de famille
Pester — Pes ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pestered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pestering}.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier, empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F. emp[^e]trer; pref. em , en (L. in in) + LL. pastorium, pastoria, a fetter … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pester — Pester. v. n. Monstrer par des paroles aigres & emportées le mescontentement qu on a de quelque chose. C est un homme qui peste tousjours contre le gouvernement, contre le ministere. il ne fait que pester continuellement. tout le monde peste… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
pester — index annoy, badger, discompose, harass, harry (harass), hector, importune, irritate … Law dictionary
pester — 1520s, to clog, entangle, encumber, probably aphetic of M.Fr. empestrer place in an embarrassing situation (Fr. empêtrer, Walloon epasturer), from V.L. *impastoriare to hobble (an animal), from L. im in + M.L. pastoria (chorda) rope to hobble an… … Etymology dictionary
pester — plague, tease, tantalize, *worry, annoy, harass, harry Analogous words: *bait, badger, hector, heckle, chivy: fret, gall, chafe (see ABRADE): perturb, disturb, agitate, upset, *discompose … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pester — [v] bother, harass annoy, badger, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, bug*, disturb, dog*, drive crazy, drive up the wall*, fret, get at*, get in one’s hair*, get on one’s nerves*, get to*, harry, hassle, hector, hound, importune, insist, irk, mess with* … New thesaurus
