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1 provocative
[prə'vɒkətɪv]1) (causing controversy) provocatorio2) (sexually) provocante3) (challenging) [book, film] provocatorio, polemico* * *[-'vokətiv]adjective (likely to rouse feeling, especially anger or sexual interest: provocative remarks; a provocative dress.) provocatorio; provocante* * *provocative /prəˈvɒkətɪv/a.3 provocante; eccitante: a provocative smile [glance], un sorriso [uno sguardo] provocanteprovocatively avv.* * *[prə'vɒkətɪv]1) (causing controversy) provocatorio2) (sexually) provocante3) (challenging) [book, film] provocatorio, polemico -
2 provocative pro·voca·tive adj
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3 suggestive
[sə'dʒestɪv] [AE səg'dʒ-]1) (evocative) suggestivoto be suggestive of sth. — evocare qcs
2) (provocative) provocante, insinuante* * *suggestive /səˈdʒɛstɪv/a.1 che fa pensare (a qc.); che suggerisce (qc.); evocativo (di): music suggestive of a calm summer evening, una musica che fa pensare a (o che evoca) una tranquilla sera estiva2 sessualmente allusivo; ammiccante; invitante; insinuante: a suggestive look, un'occhiata invitanteFALSI AMICI: suggestive non significa suggestivo NOTA D'USO: - suggestive e suggestivo- suggestively avv. suggestiveness n. [u].* * *[sə'dʒestɪv] [AE səg'dʒ-]1) (evocative) suggestivoto be suggestive of sth. — evocare qcs
2) (provocative) provocante, insinuante -
4 condemn
[kən'dem]to condemn sth. as provocative — condannare qcs. in quanto provocatorio
2) (sentence)to condemn sb. to — condannare qcn. a [death, life imprisonment]
3) (doom)4) (declare unsafe) decretare inagibile [ building]* * *[kən'dem]1) (to criticize as morally wrong or evil: Everyone condemned her for being cruel to her child.) condannare2) (to sentence to (a punishment): She was condemned to death.) condannare3) (to declare (a building) to be unfit to use: These houses have been condemned.) dichiarato inabitabile•- condemned cell* * *[kən'dem]to condemn sth. as provocative — condannare qcs. in quanto provocatorio
2) (sentence)to condemn sb. to — condannare qcn. a [death, life imprisonment]
3) (doom)4) (declare unsafe) decretare inagibile [ building] -
5 deliberately
[dɪ'lɪbərətlɪ]1) (intentionally) [do, say] deliberatamente, volutamente; [sarcastic, provocative] deliberatamente2) (slowly and carefully) [ speak] cautamente; [ walk] prudentemente* * *[-rət-]1) (on purpose: You did that deliberately!) intenzionalmente2) (carefully and without hurrying: He spoke quietly and deliberately.) in modo cauto/ponderato* * *[dɪ'lɪbərətlɪ]1) (intentionally) [do, say] deliberatamente, volutamente; [sarcastic, provocative] deliberatamente2) (slowly and carefully) [ speak] cautamente; [ walk] prudentemente -
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7 provoke
[prə'vəʊk]1) (annoy) provocareto provoke sb. to do o into doing sth. — spingere qcn. a fare qcs
2) (cause, arouse) provocare, suscitare [ anger]; provocare [crisis, reaction]; suscitare [complaints, laughter]* * *[prə'vəuk]1) (to make angry or irritated: Are you trying to provoke me?) provocare2) (to cause: His words provoked laughter.) provocare3) (to cause (a person etc) to react in an angry way: He was provoked into hitting her.) provocare•- provocative
- provocatively* * *[prə'vəʊk]1) (annoy) provocareto provoke sb. to do o into doing sth. — spingere qcn. a fare qcs
2) (cause, arouse) provocare, suscitare [ anger]; provocare [crisis, reaction]; suscitare [complaints, laughter]
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Provocative — Pro*vo ca*tive, n. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
provocative — [adj1] aggravating annoying, challenging, disturbing, exciting, galling, goading, heady, incensing, inciting, influential, inspirational, insulting, intoxicating, offensive, outrageous, provoking, pushing, spurring, stimulant, stimulating;… … New thesaurus
Provocative — Pro*vo ca*tive, a. [L. provocativus: cf. OF. provocatif.] Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
provocative — I adjective aggravating, alluring, annoying, arousing, attractive, bellicose, captivating, challenging, defiant, desirable, electric, electrifying, enchanting, entrancing, exasperating, exciting, galling, galvanic, galvanical, grating, inciting,… … Law dictionary
provocative — early 15c., from obsolete Fr. provocatif (15c.), from L.L. provocativus, from L. provocare (see PROVOKE (Cf. provoke)). Specifically of sexual desire from 1620s. Related: Provocatively … Etymology dictionary
provocative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) deliberately causing annoyance or anger. 2) deliberately arousing sexual desire or interest. DERIVATIVES provocatively adverb provocativeness noun … English terms dictionary
provocative — [prə väk′ə tiv, prōväk′ə tiv] adj. [ME prouocatyue, aphrodisiac < LL provocativus < L provocare: see PROVOKE] provoking or tending to provoke, as to action, thought, feeling, etc.; stimulating, erotic, irritating, etc. n. something that… … English World dictionary
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provocative — [[t]prəvɒ̱kətɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make people react angrily or argue against it. He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years...… … English dictionary
provocative — adj. 1 intending to cause an argument VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ consider sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
provocative — adjective 1 provocative behaviour, remarks etc are intended to make people angry or to cause a lot of discussion: Some would say he wrote a deliberately provocative book. 2 provocative clothes, movements etc are intended to make someone sexually… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English