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1 provoke
[prə'vəuk]1) (to make angry or irritated: Are you trying to provoke me?) razdražiti2) (to cause: His words provoked laughter.) izzvati3) (to cause (a person etc) to react in an angry way: He was provoked into hitting her.) izzvati•- provocative
- provocatively* * *[prəvóuk]transitive verbprovocirati, izzvati, izzivati, dražiti, razdražiti, razvneti, razvnemati, razjeziti; povzročiti -
2 saint
[seint, ]( before a name[) snt]1) ((often abbreviated to St, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death: Saint Matthew; St John's Road.) svetnik2) (a very good, kind person: You really are a saint to put up with her.) svetnik•- saintly- saintliness* * *[séint]1.nounreligionsvetnik, -ica; bogomolec (pravi ali lažni); religion božji izvoljenec, blaženecAll Saints' Day religion vsi sveti (1. november)enough to make a saint swear — dovolj, da bi se še svetnik razjezil (zaklel)enough to provoke — ali to try the patience of a saint — dovolj, da bi še svetnik izgubil potrpljenjeyoung saints old sinners (devils) — zgodnja pobožnost ni dober znak; svetnik v mladosti, grešnik v starosti; mladost se mora iznoretito lead the life of a saint — živeti kot svetnik;2.transitive verbproglasiti za svetnika, kanonizirati; imeti koga za svetega; intransitive verb (večinoma saint it) živeti kot svetnik; igrati svetnika;3.adjectivesvet (krajšava St.); češčen kot svetnik, -ica
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Provoke — Pro*voke , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provoked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Provoking}.] [F. provoquer, L. provocare to call forth; pro forth + vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice, cry, call. See {Voice}.] To call forth; to call into being or action; esp., to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
provoke — 1 Provoke, excite, stimulate, pique, quicken, galvanize can all mean to rouse one into doing or feeling something or to call something into existence by so rousing a person. Provoke stresses a power in the agent or agency sufficient to produce… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
provoke — pro·voke /prə vōk/ vt pro·voked, pro·vok·ing 1: to incite to anger 2: to provide the needed stimulus for pro·vok·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
provoke — [prə vōk′, prōvōk′] vt. provoked, provoking [ME provoken < MFr provoquer < L provocare, to call forth < pro , PRO 2 + vocare, to call < vox, VOICE] 1. to excite to some action or feeling 2. to anger, irritate, or annoy 3 … English World dictionary
provoke — [v1] make angry abet, abrade, affront, aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, bug*, chafe, enrage, exasperate, exercise, foment, fret, gall*, get*, get on one’s nerves*, get under one’s skin*, grate, hit where one lives*, incense, incite, inflame,… … New thesaurus
Provoke — Pro*voke , v. i. 1. To cause provocation or anger. [1913 Webster] 2. To appeal. Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
provoke desire — index lure, motivate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
provoke hatred — index alienate (estrange), incense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
provoke hatred against — index disaffect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
provoke ire — index incense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
provoke — early 15c., from O.Fr. provoker (14c., Fr. provoquer), from L. provocare call forth, challenge, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + vocare to call (see VOICE (Cf. voice)) … Etymology dictionary