Hostigar in english
Harass
pronunciation: hɜræs part of speech: verb
pronunciation: hɜræs part of speech: verb
In gestures
hostigar = harass ; taunt ; tease ; twit ; tantalise [tantalize, -USA] ; pressurise [pressurize, -USA] ; nobble ; bear down (up)on ; harry ; breathe down + Posesivo + neck ; rag ; pressure ; pull + Posesivo + leg ; razz ; push + (all of) + Posesivo + buttons.
Example: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Example: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Example: 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.Example: 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.Example: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Example: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Example: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Example: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Example: 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.Example: 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.Example: Someone ragged her in college and she hit him.Example: I know she has difficulty talking about their breakup and I didn't want to pressure her or put her in an awkward situation.Example: At first he thought they were pulling his leg and told them to stop pissing him around.Example: I used to razz her about her fear of food, an unfortunate remnant of her history as a model.Example: My wife says I push all of her buttons but, unfortunately, I still haven't been able to find the 'mute' button.