pest

a small insect that is a nuisance, especially one that bites or stings

insecto molesto, bicho

Collocations pest control

• The house was full of pests.

  La casa estaba llena de insectos molestos.

a person who is annoying or unpleasant, especially one who behaves badly in a public place

persona molesta, fastidioso/a

Collocations pest of society

• He's a real pest.

  Es un verdadero fastidio.

a small bird that is hunted for sport, especially one of the species of partridge or quail

ave de caza pequeña

Collocations pest shooting

• The gamekeeper shot a pest.

  El guardabosques disparó a un ave de caza pequeña.

a program that is designed to damage or cause problems on computers and computer networks

programa malicioso, gusano (informático)

Collocations computer pest

• The computer was infected with a pest.

  El ordenador estaba infectado con un programa malicioso.

a small ball used in some sports, such as cricket or baseball

pelota pequeña (de deporte)

Collocations pest ball

• He hit the pest over the fence.

  Él batió la pelota pequeña sobre el muro.

a person who was sent to prison for a crime and then released to work as a convict in the colonies or elsewhere

condenado (histórico)

Collocations transported pest

• He was a transported pest to Australia.

  Fue un condenado transportado a Australia.

to be annoying or unpleasant, especially by behaving badly in public

ser molesto/a

Collocations pest around

• He's always pestering me.

  Siempre está molestando.

to annoy or bother someone, especially by asking them to do something repeatedly

molestar a alguien

Collocations pest at sb

• Stop pestering me!

  ¡Deja de molestar!