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1 provoke
provoke [prəˈvəʊk]( = rouse) [+ person, reaction, anger] provoquer* * *[prə'vəʊk]transitive verb1) ( annoy) provoquerto provoke somebody to do ou into doing something — pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose
2) ( cause) susciter [anger, complaints]; provoquer [laughter, reaction, crisis] -
2 endurance
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3 interest
interest [ˈɪntrɪst]1. nouna. intérêt m• to show an interest in sb/sth manifester de l'intérêt pour qn/qch• to take a great interest in sb/sth s'intéresser vivement à qn/qchb. ( = hobby) what are your interests? à quoi vous intéressez-vous ?• my main interest is baroque architecture mon principal centre d'intérêt est l'architecture baroquec. ( = advantage, well-being) intérêt m• in the interests of hygiene/safety par souci d'hygiène/de sécurité• in the interests of peace/national security dans l'intérêt de la paix/la sécurité nationale• to be interested in sth/sb s'intéresser à qch/qn• I'm not interested! ça ne m'intéresse pas !• can I interest you in contributing to...? est-ce que cela vous intéresserait de contribuer à... ?• can I interest you in a new computer? seriez-vous intéressé par un nouvel ordinateur ?3. compounds* * *['ɪntrəst] 1.1) [U] ( enthusiasm) intérêt m (in pour)we've had a lot of interest from Europe — beaucoup de gens en Europe nous ont manifesté leur intérêt
as a matter of interest... — juste pour savoir...
2) ( hobby) centre m d'intérêt3) ( benefit) intérêt min the interest(s) of — (to help, to promote) dans l'intérêt de [peace, freedom, person]; ( out of concern for) par souci de [hygiene, justice]
4) ( concern) gen intérêt m; Finance participation f5) ( accrued monies) intérêts mpl (on de)2.transitive verb1) ( provoke curiosity) intéresser (in à)can I interest you in our new range? — permettez-moi d'attirer votre attention sur notre nouvelle gamme
2) ( concern) [problem, policy] concerner -
4 bring on
bring on [something], bring [something] on ( provoke) provoquer [attack, migraine]; être à l'origine de [bronchitis, rheumatism]; bring on [somebody], bring [somebody] on (to stage, field) faire entrer [dancer, substitute] -
5 goad
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