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How to Say "tiresome" in Spanish

The Spanish word fortiresomeis pesadoA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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pesado

adjectiveA2informal
someone who is boring or repetitive
A person trying to read a book while a small fly repeatedly circles their head and lands on their nose.

Examples

¡Qué pesado eres! Deja de preguntarme lo mismo.

You're so annoying! Stop asking me the same thing.

Mi jefe estuvo muy pesado en la reunión de hoy.

My boss was being a real pain in today's meeting.

No quiero ser pesado, pero necesito ese informe.

I don't want to be a nuisance, but I need that report.

Ser vs. Estar

Use 'ser pesado' if someone is an annoying person by nature. Use 'estar pesado' if they are just being annoying in this specific moment.

Too literal

Mistake:Él es muy 'annoying'.

Correction: Él es muy pesado.

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