hostigar
harass ; taunt ; tease ; twit ; tantalise [tantalize, -USA] ; pressurise [pressurize, -USA] ; nobble ; bear down on ; harry ; breathe down + Posesivo + neck ; rag ; pressure ; pull leg ; razz ; push + (all of) + Posesivo + buttons.
I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.
The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.
He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
They have to realize that their kids are grown up and can make their own decisions and don't need their parents breathing down their necks anymore.
Someone ragged her in college and she hit him.
I know she has difficulty talking about their breakup and I didn't want to pressure her or put her in an awkward situation.
At first he thought they were pulling his leg and told them to stop pissing him around.
I used to razz her about her fear of food, an unfortunate remnant of her history as a model.
My wife says I push all of her buttons but, unfortunately, I still haven't been able to find the 'mute' button.
