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1 provocative
1 (causing anger, controversy) [remark, statement, tactics] provocant ; to be provocative faire de la provocation ; he is being deliberately provocative il cherche à vous/les etc provoquer ;3 ( challenging) [book, film, title] qui fait réfléchir. -
2 provocative
provocative [prə'vɒkətɪv](a) (challenging) provocateur, provocant;∎ his early films were very provocative ses premiers films étaient très provocants;∎ she doesn't really think that, she was just being provocative elle ne le pense pas vraiment, c'est simplement de la provocation∎ a provocative gesture un geste obscèneUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > provocative
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3 provocative
provocative [prəˈvɒkətɪv]b. ( = seductive) [woman, movement, smile] provocant* * *[prə'vɒkətɪv]1) ( causing controversy) provocant2) ( sexually) provocant3) ( challenging) [book, film] qui fait réfléchir -
4 provocative
[-'vokətiv]adjective (likely to rouse feeling, especially anger or sexual interest: provocative remarks; a provocative dress.) provocant, provocateur -
5 provocative statement
Pol. déclaration polémique/de nature à susciter la controverseEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > provocative statement
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6 provocative inhalation
épreuve de provocation par inhalation, réaction bronchiqueEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > provocative inhalation
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7 метод провокации
(напр. желудочковых тахикардий) méthode provocative -
8 метод провокации
nmed. méthode provocative (напр, желудочковых тахикардии) -
9 condemn
condemn [kənˈdem]a. [+ person] condamner (to à)b. [+ building] déclarer insalubre* * *[kən'dem] 1.transitive verbto condemn something as pointless/provocative — condamner la futilité/l'aspect provocateur de quelque chose
to condemn somebody to death/life imprisonment — condamner quelqu'un à mort/à perpétuité
3) ( doom)to condemn somebody to — condamner quelqu'un à [poverty]
4) ( declare unsafe) déclarer [quelque chose] inhabitable [building]2.condemned past participle adjective1) [cell] des condamnés à mortcondemned man/woman — condamné/-e m/f à mort
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10 deliberately
deliberately [dɪˈlɪbərɪtlɪ]a. ( = on purpose) délibérémentb. ( = purposefully) posément* * *[dɪ'lɪbərətlɪ]1) ( intentionally) [do, say] exprès; [sarcastic, provocative] délibérément2) ( slowly and carefully) [speak] posément; [walk] délibérément -
11 provoke
[prə'vəuk]1) (to make angry or irritated: Are you trying to provoke me?) provoquer2) (to cause: His words provoked laughter.) provoquer3) (to cause (a person etc) to react in an angry way: He was provoked into hitting her.) provoquer•- provocative - provocatively -
12 condemn
A vtr1 ( censure) condamner (for doing pour avoir fait) ; condemned for human rights abuses condamné pour le non respect des droits de l'homme ; to condemn sth as pointless/provocative condamner la futilité/l'aspect provocateur de qch ; to condemn sb as an opportunist dénoncer l'opportunisme de qn ;3 ( doom) to be condemned to do être condamné à faire ; to condemn sb to condamner qn à [isolation, poverty] ;4 ( declare unsafe) déclarer [qch] inhabitable [building] ; déclarer [qch] impropre à la consommation [meat] ;5 ( betray) condamner.1 [cell] des condamnés à mort ; condemned man/woman condamné/-e m/f à mort ;2 [building] déclaré inhabitable. -
13 deliberately
1 ( intentionally) [do, say] exprès, à dessein, délibérément ; [sarcastic, provocative etc] délibérément ; I deliberately addressed her by her first name c'est exprès que je l'ai appelée par son prénom ; -
14 coy
coy [kɔɪ]∎ why be so coy about accepting? pourquoi faire semblant d'hésiter?∎ a coy look un air de sainte-nitouche(c) (provocative, playful) coquet;∎ with a coy little smile avec un petit sourire séducteur∎ he was rather coy about the price il était plutôt évasif quant au prix -
15 daring
daring ['deərɪŋ]1 noun(of person) audace f, hardiesse f; (of feat) hardiesse f;∎ of great daring très audacieux(audacious) audacieux, hardi; (provocative) audacieux, provocant
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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
provocative — pro|voc|a|tive [prəˈvɔkətıv US ˈva: ] adj 1.) provocative behaviour, remarks etc are intended to make people angry or upset, or to cause a lot of discussion provocative comment/remark/statement ▪ The minister s provocative remarks were widely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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