acosar
Translation
v.
› (perseguir)
⇨ to chase
acosar a una presa to chase a quarry
⇨ to pursue
La acosaba un vecino She was pursued by a neighbour
⇨ to mob
⇨ to victimize
› (asediar)
⇨ to harass
⇨ to pester
■ constr. to pester + to do sthacosar a alguien con preguntas to pester somebody with questions
Julian me acosaba para que le contara el secreto Julian pestered me to tell him the secret
⇨ to hound
La prensa lo acosaba día y noche The press hounded him night and day
⇨ to besiege
› (sexualmente)
⇨ to harass
acosar a alguien to harass somebody
(Definition of acosar v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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