nag

nag
I [næg]
nome colloq. spreg. (horse) ronzino m., brocco m.
II 1. [næg]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-)
1) (pester) tormentare, rompere le scatole a [person] (about per, su)

to nag sb. into doing — tormentare qcn. per fargli fare

2) (niggle) [pain] non dare pace; [doubt] assillare, tormentare; [conscience] rimordere
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-)
1) (moan) brontolare, lamentarsi continuamente

to nag at sb. (to do) — tormentare qcn. (per fargli fare)

2) (niggle)

to nag (away) at sb. — [pain] non dare pace a qcn.; [worry] tormentare qcn

* * *
[næɡ]
past tense, past participle - nagged; verb
((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) sgridare
* * *
I [næɡ] n
(pej: horse) ronzino
II [næɡ]
1. vt
(also: nag at) assillare, tormentare

she's always nagging me — mi tormenta in continuazione

the children nagged (at) their parents to take them to the fair — i bambini hanno tormentato i genitori per farsi portare alle giostre

the family nagged me into buying a new car — a forza di insistere in famiglia mi hanno fatto comprare una macchina nuova

2. vi
lagnarsi, brontolare in continuazione
3. n
(person) brontolone (-a)
* * *
nag (1) /næg/
n.
1 cavallino; puledro; pony
2 (spreg.) ronzino.
nag (2) /næg/
n.
(fam.) persona (spec. donna) bisbetica (o fastidiosa, seccante).
(to) nag /næg/
A v. t.
1 rimproverare; sgridare: to nag at sb., sgridare (o infastidire) q. continuamente
2 infastidire; punzecchiare; tormentare: He seems to get a big kick out of nagging his wife, pare che ci provi un gran gusto a punzecchiare la moglie; A doubt nagged him, un dubbio lo tormentava
B v. i.
brontolare continuamente
to nag sb. into doing st., far fare qc. a q. a forza di rimproveri e punzecchiature.
* * *
I [næg]
nome colloq. spreg. (horse) ronzino m., brocco m.
II 1. [næg]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-)
1) (pester) tormentare, rompere le scatole a [person] (about per, su)

to nag sb. into doing — tormentare qcn. per fargli fare

2) (niggle) [pain] non dare pace; [doubt] assillare, tormentare; [conscience] rimordere
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-)
1) (moan) brontolare, lamentarsi continuamente

to nag at sb. (to do) — tormentare qcn. (per fargli fare)

2) (niggle)

to nag (away) at sb. — [pain] non dare pace a qcn.; [worry] tormentare qcn


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