disturbance

S2 W2

BrE /ˈdɪstəbəns/ AmE /ˈdɪstərbəns/

noun en → es

1 DISRUPTION [singular] B1

an event or situation that causes problems and prevents something from happening normally

perturbación, interrupción, trastorno

  • a disturbance of sth

Collocations public disturbance · traffic disturbance

  • The storm caused a lot of disturbances.

    La tormenta causó muchos trastornos.

2 IRRITATION [singular] B1

something that annoys or upsets you

molestia, irritación, contrariedad

  • a disturbance to sb

Collocations noise disturbance · light disturbance

  • The noise was a real disturbance to me.

    El ruido fue una verdadera molestia para mí.

3 LEGAL [singular] B2

an official complaint about someone's behavior, especially when it is noisy or violent

queja legal, denuncia, disturbio

  • a disturbance of sth

Collocations public disturbance · traffic disturbance

  • The police were called to deal with a public disturbance.

    La policía fue llamada para tratar un disturbio público.

4 SCIENTIFIC [singular] C1

a change in the normal state of something, especially a scientific measurement or experiment

perturbación, alteración, trastorno

  • a disturbance to sth

Collocations electromagnetic disturbance · gravitational disturbance

  • The experiment was affected by an electromagnetic disturbance.

    El experimento fue afectado por una perturbación electromagnética.