-
1 provocar
provocar -
2 provocar
v.1 to provoke.El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebodyprovocó las risas de todos he made everyone laughel polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).* * *1 to provoke\provocar el parto to induce birth* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite¡no me provoques! — don't start me!
provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury
4) [sexualmente] to rouse2. VI1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?
¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?
no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea
-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"
no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today
2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up ** * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *provocar [A2 ]vtA1 (causar, ocasionar) to causeun cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigaretteuna decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversyno se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire2 ( Med):provocar el parto to induce labor*las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reactionel antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodiesB ‹persona›1 (al enfado) to provoke2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on■ provocarvi( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)( refl):se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself* * *
provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke
' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck
* * *♦ vt1. [incitar] to provoke;¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes♦ viCarib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?* * *v/t1 cause2 el enfado provoke3 sexualmente lead on4 parto induce5:¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?* * *provocar {72} vt1) causar: to provoke, to cause2) irritar: to provoke, to pique* * *provocar vb1. (en general) to cause2. (incendio) to start3. (una persona) to provoke -
3 provocar
probo'karv1) ( causar) anstiften, hervorrufen, erzeugen2) ( desatar) auslösen3) ( ofender) brüskieren4) (retar, atacar) provozieren, herausfordern, reizenverbo transitivo1. [incitar] anstiftenprovocar a alguien a hacer algo jn anstiften, etw zu tun2. [irritar] provozieren3. [ocasionar] verursachen4. [excitar sexualmente] aufreizen————————verbo intransitivoprovocarprovocar [proβo'kar] <c ⇒ qu>num1num (incitar) provozieren; (irritar) aufregen; (excitar) aufreizen; (instigar) anstiften; política aufwiegeln; ¡no me provoques! geh mir nicht auf die Nerven!; (advertencia) ich warne dich!num2num (causar) provozieren; medicina auslösen; (artificialmente) einleiten; provocar risa a alguien jdn zum Lachen bringen; provocar lástima a alguien jds Mitleid erregen; provocar un cambio/una guerra zu einer Wende/einem Krieg führen; provocar una escena eine Szene machen; provocar un incendio einen Brand verursachen -
4 provocar
-
5 provocar
vt1) провоцировать; подстрекать ( кого-либо)2) вызывать, приносить, причинять ( что-либо); приводить ( к чему-либо)3) прост. блевать -
6 provocar
гл.1) общ. вызвать, вызывать, доставить, доставлять, навести, наводить, поддразнивать, поддразнить, способствовать,навлечь (algo desagradable; ñà êîãî-ë.), навлекать (algo desagradable; ñà êîãî-ë.), вызывать (какое-л. действие) содействовать, провоцировать
2) мед. провоцировать (тж. с.-х.), спровоцировать (тж. с.-х.)3) разг. задирать, развести,раззадорить (a), раззадоривать (a), блевать
4) перен. (вызвать, внушить) нагнать -
7 provocar
vt1) вы́зватьа) повле́чь за собо́й, породи́ть чтоб) algo; + nc + a uno; a uno a + nc возбуди́ть, пробуди́ть, спровоци́ровать ( чью-л эмоциональную реакцию)mis palabras | provocaron su risa | le provocaron risa | la provocaron a risa — мои́ слова́ | её рассмеши́ли | вы́звали у неё взрыв сме́ха
3) провоци́роватьа) оскорбля́ть; задева́ть; вызыва́ть кого на ссо́ру, дра́ку -
8 provocar
• be a trigger for• bring about• bring on• cause to happen• draw forth• instead of• instigation• provoke• spark off• touch off• trigger mechanism• trigger price -
9 provocar a
• incisory• incite against• instead of• instigation• irritate -
10 provocar
• Am chutnat• Gu doznat• Gu přiznat• blít• napomáhat• podnítit• podporovat• provokovat• vyvolat* * *• Am líbit se• Am mít chuť• Gu přiznat se• vzbudit (smích, soucit aj.)• způsobit (smrt aj.) -
11 provocar
ira. v. Phiñachiy, kallchapyay. -
12 PROVOCAR
v:Kaxan ba'ate'el, kaxan k'uuxil; kéex. -
13 provocar
tr 1) предизвиквам; причинявам; 2) подбуждам, провокирам; 3) дразня, сърдя; 4) разг. повръщам; 5) разг. Кол., Вен. събуждам апетит. -
14 provocar
vt1) провоцировать; подстрекать ( кого-либо)2) вызывать, приносить, причинять ( что-либо); приводить ( к чему-либо)3) прост. блевать -
15 provocar a
v.1 to provoke to, to incite to.María provoca a Sue a pelear Mary provokes Sue to fight.2 to cause to, to incite in, to cause for, to originate to.3 to provoke to, to cause to. -
16 provocar lástima a alguien
provocar lástima a alguienjemandes Mitleid erregen -
17 provocar risa a alguien
provocar risa a alguienjemanden zum Lachen bringen -
18 provocar un cambio/una guerra
provocar un cambio/una guerrazu einer Wende/einem Krieg führen -
19 provocar un incendio
provocar un incendioeinen Brand verursachen -
20 provocar una escena
provocar una escenaeine Szene machen
См. также в других словарях:
provocar — Se conjuga como: sacar Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: provocar provocando provocado Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. provoco provocas provoca provocamos… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
provocar — verbo transitivo 1. Molestar (una persona) [a otra persona] con palabras o actos para que se enfade o para obligarla a pelear: Es inútil que me provoques, no discutiré contigo. Sinónimo: enojar. 2. Influi … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
provocar — (Del lat. provocāre). 1. tr. Incitar, inducir a alguien a que ejecute algo. 2. Irritar o estimular a alguien con palabras u obras para que se enoje. 3. Intentar excitar el deseo sexual en alguien. U. t. c. intr.) 4. Mover o incitar. Provocar a… … Diccionario de la lengua española
provocar — v. tr. 1. Desafiar. 2. Incitar; excitar. 3. [Figurado] Produzir. 4. Causar; originar … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
provocar — v tr (Se conjuga como amar) 1 Hacer que ocurra una cosa como consecuencia de otra: provocar una explosión, provocar un dolor, provocar un accidente, provocar una discusión 2 Causar en una persona una reacción violenta o precipitada debido a… … Español en México
provocar — (Del lat. provocare, llamar para que salga fuera.) ► verbo transitivo 1 Intentar que una persona se enfade con palabras, gestos o acciones: ■ no le provoques, no te gustará su reacción. SE CONJUGA COMO sacar SINÓNIMO incitar 2 Incitar a una… … Enciclopedia Universal
provocar — {{#}}{{LM P32040}}{{〓}} {{ConjP32040}}{{\}}CONJUGACIÓN{{/}}{{SynP32809}} {{[}}provocar{{]}} ‹pro·vo·car› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Producir como reacción o como respuesta: • Mi respuesta provocó su ira.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}} {{♂}}Referido a una… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
provocar — He aquí otro de los verbos corrientemente usados fuera de contexto en las noticias, dándole siempre un significado que no le pertenece, hasta el punto de que se emplea muchas más veces erróneamente que con su verdadero sentido. Nada mejor que… … Diccionario español de neologismos
provocar — pro|vo|car Mot Agut Verb transitiu … Diccionari Català-Català
provocar — (v) (Básico) causar una reacción Ejemplos: Su comportamiento inadecuado siempre provoca ira en sus padres. Las lluvias provocaron una inundación. Sinónimos: ocasionar, originar … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
provocar — transitivo 1) excitar, incitar, mover, estimular, pinchar (coloquial), instigar, aguijonear, polemizar, desafiar*, impeler. ≠ tran … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos