do not disturb

phrase

Used to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.

Translations

Arabic لَا تُزْعِجْ, لَا تُزْعِجِي
  • لَا تُزْعِجْ (lā tuzʕij)do not disturb
  • لَا تُزْعِجِي (lā tuzʕijī)do not disturb
  • لَا تُزْعِجَا (lā tuzʕijā)do not disturb
  • لَا تُزْعِجُوا (lā tuzʕijū)do not disturb
  • لَا تُزْعِجْنَ (lā tuzʕijna)do not disturb
Chinese Mandarin 請勿打擾 /请勿打扰
  • 請勿打擾 /请勿打扰 (qǐng wù dǎrǎo)do not disturb
Danish må ikke forstyrres, forstyr ikke
  • må ikke forstyrresdo not disturb
  • forstyr ikkedo not disturb
Dutch niet storen
  • niet storendo not disturb
Finnish ei saa häiritä, älä häiritse
  • ei saa häiritädo not disturb
  • älä häiritsedo not disturb
French ne pas déranger
  • ne pas dérangerdo not disturb
German nicht stören, bitte nicht stören
  • nicht störendo not disturb
  • bitte nicht störendo not disturb
Greek μην ενοχλείτε
  • μην ενοχλείτε (min enochleíte)do not disturb
Hindi बाधा न डालें, परेशान न करें
  • बाधा न डालें (bādhā na ḍālẽ)do not disturb
  • परेशान न करें (pareśān na karẽ)do not disturb
  • व्याकुल न करें (vyākul na karẽ)do not disturb
Hungarian ne zavarjanak
  • ne zavarjanakdo not disturb
Japanese 起こさないで下さい
  • 起こさないで下さい (okosanaide kudasai)do not disturb
Malay jangan ganggu, jangan kacau
  • jangan ganggudo not disturb
  • jangan kacaudo not disturb
Polish nie przeszkadzać
  • nie przeszkadzaćdo not disturb
Portuguese não incomode, não perturbe
  • não incomodedo not disturb
  • não perturbedo not disturb
Romanian nu deranja
  • nu deranjado not disturb
Russian не беспоко́ить, про́сьба не беспоко́ить
  • не беспоко́ить (ne bespokóitʹ)do not disturb
  • про́сьба не беспоко́ить (prósʹba ne bespokóitʹ)do not disturb
Spanish no molestar
  • no molestardo not disturb
Swedish stör ej, stör inte
  • stör ejdo not disturb
  • stör intedo not disturb
Tagalog huwag mang-estorbo, bawal mang-estorbo
  • huwag mang-estorbodo not disturb
  • bawal mang-estorbodo not disturb
Tamil தொந்தரவு செய்யாதீர்
  • தொந்தரவு செய்யாதீர் (tontaravu ceyyātīr)do not disturb
Turkish rahatsız etmeyin
  • rahatsız etmeyindo not disturb
Ukrainian не турбува́ти
  • не турбува́ти (ne turbuváty)do not disturb
Cite this entry
APA

do not disturb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20not%20disturb

MLA

“do not disturb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20not%20disturb. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do not disturb,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20not%20disturb.

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