...estorbando..., ... esto es LO QUE ME está estorbando... - getting in my way ( translation glossary) Regular or street language (informal),Linguistics,

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Spanish term or phrase:	...estorbando..., ... esto es LO QUE ME está estorbando...
English translation:	getting in my way
Entered by:	Marsha Wilkie

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Linguistics / Regular or street language (informal)

Spanish term or phrase: ...estorbando..., ... esto es LO QUE ME está estorbando...

Me estorban tantos legajadores en la oficina. Eso es lo que me está estorbando...
Me ESTORBAN tantas citas en la agenda...
me ESTORBAN tantos cacharros en el garage...

Gracias mil por anticipado desde Medellín.

Gabriel Aramburo Siegert

KudoZ activity
Questions: 519 (1 open)
Answers: 2994

Colombia

...getiing in my way...

Explanation:
Opción.

Selected response from:

Marsha Wilkie
Colombia

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks, Marsha. This is what I was looking for... Get a hug from Medellín.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

bothering- annoying / this is what's bothering me

xxxElena Sgarbo

5 +2

that's what bugs me

Marcelo González

4 +3

bugging me

cebice

4 +3

bothering.. this is what´s bothering me!

George Rabel

4 +2

bother/annoy me

Leopoldo Gurman

5 +1

... disturbing..., this is WHAT is disturbing ME

Jorge Rodrigues

4 +1

disturbing

Katty Ossa

4 +1

One of my pet peeves is...

David Heim

driving me mad

Sheilann

3 +1

...getiing in my way...

Marsha Wilkie

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

bother/annoy me

Explanation:
Saludos =:)

Leopoldo Gurman
Argentina
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

María Teresa Taylor Oliver: It annoys me to be so annoyed!! :P~

17 mins

-> Oh, pleeease! Annoyed people are soo annoying. What bothers me most is when they actually say it, you know? Thanks, and top o' the morning to you =;)

agree

Quimera: Qué rapidez!

27 mins

-> =:) ¿Cómo estás? Saludos y muchas gracias!

disagree

Marcelo González: As much as I normally agree with your answers, Leopoldo, I'm not so sure that this is informal enough, especially the word "annoy" (at least here in the U.S., where nowadays it sounds sort of "bookish").

2 hrs

-> No hay problema, Marcelo. Tus propuestas son muy buenas, recién las veo. Los disagrís bien fundados son siempre bienvenidos. Saludos y gracias! =:)

agree

Thomas Whitney

3 days10 hrs

-> Gracias Thomas! =:)

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

... disturbing..., this is WHAT is disturbing ME

Explanation:
My suggestion.

Jorge Rodrigues
Brazil
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

disturbing

Explanation:
otra opci{on........
...... are disturbing me"

Katty Ossa
Ecuador
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

bothering- annoying / this is what's bothering me

Explanation:
:-)

Elena

xxxElena Sgarbo
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

35 mins confidence:

driving me mad

Explanation:
getting up my nose

Sheilann
Spain
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

bothering.. this is what´s bothering me!

Explanation:
You wanna know what´s bothering me?
Those guys who tailgate me on the freeway at 80 miles per hour. That´s what´s bothering me!
You wanna know what else is bothering me?
When they refer to Fidel Castro as "President Castro", when the bastard has never won an election is his miserable life. That´s what´s bothering me!
Wanna know what else? That the damn members of Congress, even the Democrats, allowed themselves to be bullied into voting for the stupid, unnecessary war with Iraq. Now, that REALLY bothers me!

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Note added at 40 mins (2005-04-22 17:23:58 GMT)
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Gabo, no creo que en inglés exista una diferencia en el sentido de activo/pasivo en cuanto a \"bother\" y \"annoy\", aunque tal vez sì la haya entre \"molestar\" y \"estorbar\" en español.
Se puede decir \"stop annoying me\" (activo, ya que hay una persona activamente \"anoyándolo\" a uno), y se puede decir \"I am annoyed by the Office Assistant in Word.\"
No sé si me explico.

George Rabel
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 30

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

...getiing in my way...

Explanation:
Opción.

Marsha Wilkie
Colombia
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks, Marsha. This is what I was looking for... Get a hug from Medellín.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

bugging me

Explanation:
that's what's bugging me!

Another colloquial expression

cebice
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

that's what bugs me

Explanation:
"That's what drives me nuts" is also said here in the United States.

If something really annoys me, and I'm speaking even less formally, something "ticks me off", as well (which is like "pisses me off" but a little less potentially offensive).

Marcelo González
Mexico
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 28

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

One of my pet peeves is...

Explanation:
"Pet peeves" se refiere a las cositas en la vida que le estorban a uno personalmente.

e.g., One of my pet peeves is when people talk loudly on their cell phones.

David Heim
Peru
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

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Spanish: ...estorbando..., ... esto es LO QUE ME está estorbando...

English translation: getting in my way