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3 arg.foutre le bordel
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4 le chaos
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5 semer la pagaille
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7 Chaos und Verwüstung anrichten
Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Chaos und Verwüstung anrichten
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8 verheerenden Schaden anrichten
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9 estrago
m.1 ravage, waste, ruin, havoc.2 wickedness, corruption of morals, depravity.3 damage, harm, loss, wreckage.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estragar.* * *1 havoc, ruin, ravage\causar estragos en / hacer estragos en to play havoc with, badly damage* * *= ravages, decimation, shattering.Ex. Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.----* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* estragos = destruction.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* estragos de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* * *= ravages, decimation, shattering.Ex: Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.
Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* estragos = destruction.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* estragos de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with. -
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m.pl.havoc, ravages.* * *el actor que ha causado estragos entre las jovencitas — the actor who has caused a stir with the young girls
* * *masculino pluralcausar/hacer estragoss — terremoto/inundación to wreak havoc
* * *(n.) = destructionEx. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.* * *masculino pluralcausar/hacer estragoss — terremoto/inundación to wreak havoc
* * *(n.) = destructionEx: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
* * *los estragos de la guerra the ravages of warcausar/hacer estragoss «terremoto/inundación» to wreak havocuna enfermedad que sigue causando estragos entre la población infantil an illness which is still devastating the infant populationun grupo que causa estragos entre las quinceañeras a group that drives fifteen-year-old girls wild* * *
estragos sustantivo masculino plural:
causar/hacer estragoss [terremoto/inundación] to wreak havoc;
la epidemia causó estragos entre la población the epidemic devastated the population
estragos m (destrozo) damage, destruction
los estragos del tiempo, the ravages of time
♦ Locuciones: hacer estragos, (causar perjuicios, daños) to wreak havoc
(volver loco) hace estragos entre los adolescentes, it drives teenagers wild
' estragos' also found in these entries:
English:
ravage
- wreak
- destruction
- ravages
- wrought
* * *estragos nmpllos estragos de las heladas arruinaron la cosecha frost damage ruined the harvest;la epidemia de cólera sigue causando o [m5] haciendo estragos the cholera epidemic continues to cause devastation;hacer estragos [triunfar] to have devastating results;el cantante hace estragos entre las niñas the singer drives young girls wild* * *mpl devastation sg ;causar estragos entre wreak havoc among* * *estragos nmpl1) : ravages, destruction, devastationlos estragos de la guerra: the ravages of war2)causar estragos entre : to play havoc with -
11 causar
v.1 to cause.el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accidentel huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coastel terremotó causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand peopleEl ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.Ella causó que eso ocurriese She caused that to happen.2 to be caused to.Se nos causó un gran daño A great damage was caused to us.* * *1 (provocar) to cause, bring about2 (proporcionar) to make, give* * *verb1) to cause2) make* * *VT [+ problema, consecuencia, víctima] to cause; [+ impresión] to makela explosión causó heridas a dos personas — the explosion injured two people, the explosion left two people injured
sus declaraciones han causado el efecto esperado — her statements have produced o had the desired effect
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causar asombro a algn — to amaze sb•
causar emoción a algn — to move sb•
causar extrañeza a algn — to puzzle sb•
causar risa a algn — to make sb laugh* * *verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give* * *= cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.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. This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.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. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.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. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.* causar consternación = cause + consternation.* causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.* causar daño corporal = cause + injury.* causar daño material = cause + material injury.* causar daños = cause + erosion.* causar desórdenes = riot.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* causar disturbios = riot.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* causar impresión = make + impression.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* causar pérdidas = cause + losses.* causar perjuicio = bring + harm.* causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* causarse daño = bring + disaster on.* causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.* causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar una guerra = precipitate + war.* causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.* causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.* causar una reacción = cause + reaction.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* que puede causar detención = arrestable.* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* * *verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give* * *= cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.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: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.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: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.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: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.* causar consternación = cause + consternation.* causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.* causar daño corporal = cause + injury.* causar daño material = cause + material injury.* causar daños = cause + erosion.* causar desórdenes = riot.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* causar disturbios = riot.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* causar impresión = make + impression.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* causar pérdidas = cause + losses.* causar perjuicio = bring + harm.* causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* causarse daño = bring + disaster on.* causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.* causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar una guerra = precipitate + war.* causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.* causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.* causar una reacción = cause + reaction.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* que puede causar detención = arrestable.* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* * *causar [A1 ]vt‹daños/problema› to cause; ‹indignación› to cause, arouseel incidente causó gran inquietud the incident caused great uneaseverlo así me causa gran tristeza it makes me very sad o it causes me great sadness o it fills me with sadness to see him like thatme causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her, she made a very good impression on meeste premio me causa gran satisfacción ( frml); I am delighted to receive this prizeme causó mucha gracia que dijera eso I thought it was o I found it very funny that she should say that* * *
causar ( conjugate causar) verbo transitivo ‹daños/problema/sufrimiento› to cause;
‹ indignación› to cause, arouse;
‹ alarma› to cause, provoke;
‹ placer› to give;
me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her
causar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about: el desaliño causa mala impresión, untidiness makes a bad impression
le causó buena impresión, he was very impressed by him
me causó mucha alegría, it made me very happy
' causar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admirar
- alborotar
- caer
- cobrarse
- dar
- darse
- deslumbrar
- determinar
- embarazar
- embriagar
- emocionar
- encandilar
- engordar
- espantar
- estragos
- estropear
- fastidiar
- hacer
- ilusionar
- impresión
- impresionar
- incomodar
- meter
- molestar
- molestia
- montar
- obrar
- parecer
- pesar
- plantear
- producir
- provocar
- repeler
- repercutir
- revolver
- salar
- sembrar
- traer
- trastornar
- turbar
- furor
- motivar
- propiciar
- saber
English:
bother
- cause
- derive
- foul up
- impression
- inflict
- painlessly
- riot
- sensation
- set
- start
- trouble
- wreak
- fire
- mischief
- rise
* * *causar vt[daños, problemas] to cause; [placer, satisfacción] to give;el huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coast;el terremoto causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand people;el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accident;causar (una) buena/mala impresión to make a good/bad impression;me causa mucha felicidad saber que se hayan reconciliado it makes me very happy to know they've made up with one another;esta crema a veces causa una sensación de picor this cream sometimes causes an itching sensation* * ** * *causar vt1) : to cause2) : to provoke, to arouseeso me causa gracia: that strikes me as being funny* * *causar vb1. (provocar) to cause2. (proporcionar) to make -
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v.to create chaos, to ravage.* * *(v.) = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc withEx. I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex. Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.Ex. It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.Ex. To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.* * *(v.) = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc withEx: I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.
Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex: Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.Ex: To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users. -
13 hacer estragos
v.to cause great damage, to create chaos, to cause destruction, to cause ruin.* * *(v.) = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on)Ex. The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.Ex. I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.Ex. It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.* * *(v.) = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on)Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.
Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll. -
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(v.) = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havocEx. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.Ex. I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.Ex. It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.* * *(v.) = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havocEx: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.
Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc. -
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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 -
16 hausen
v/i umg.1. hum. oder pej. (wohnen) live* * *das Hausenhabitation* * *Hau|sen ['hauzn]m -s, - (ZOOL)sturgeon* * *hau·sen[ˈhauzn̩]vi▪ irgendwo \hausen2. (wüten) to wreak havoc somewhere* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.)1) (wohnen) live[furchtbar] hausen — cause or wreak havoc
* * *hausen v/i umg1. hum oder pej (wohnen) live2. pej wreak havoc;sie haben dort wie die Vandalen gehaust auch they wrecked the place* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.)1) (wohnen) live[furchtbar] hausen — cause or wreak havoc
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17 Unheil
n disaster; (Schaden) harm; Unheil anrichten wreak havoc; Unheil über das Land bringen bring disaster on the country; das Unheil kommen sehen foresee disaster; Unheil bringend fatal, baneful; Unheil verkündend ominous, fateful* * *das Unheilmischief; harm* * *Ụn|heilntdisasterUnheil bringend — fateful, ominous
Unheil verkündend (liter) — ominous, fateful
* * *das1) (a great misfortune: It will be a calamity if he fails his exam.) calamity2) (evil, damage or harm.) mischief* * *Un·heil[ˈʊnhail]nt (geh) disaster\Unheil anrichten (fam) to get up to mischiefjdm droht \Unheil sth spells disaster for sbgroßes/viel \Unheil anrichten to wreak havoc* * *das disasterUnheil anrichten od. stiften — wreak havoc
* * *Unheil anrichten wreak havoc;Unheil über das Land bringen bring disaster on the country;das Unheil kommen sehen foresee disaster;Unheil bringend fatal, baneful;Unheil verkündend ominous, fateful* * *das disasterUnheil anrichten od. stiften — wreak havoc
* * *-e n.calamity n.catastrophe n.disaster n.mischief n. -
18 aufräumen
(trennb., hat -ge-)II v/t (wegräumen) put awayIII v/i fig. in einer Organisation etc.: make a clean sweep; (wüten) wreak havoc ( unter among); aufräumen mit (beseitigen) get rid of, do away with; mit jemandem / etw. aufräumen eliminate s.o. / s.th.; (Schluss machen mit) put an end to; mit der Vergangenheit aufräumen make a clean break with the past; aufgeräumt* * *to clean up; to tidy up; to clear up; to clear; to tidy; to clean out* * *auf|räu|men sep1. vtto tidy or clear up; (= wegräumen auch) to clear or put awayaufgeräumt (Zimmer) — tidy
See:→ auch aufgeräumt2. vi1)mit etw áúfräumen — to do away with sth
2) (pej = dezimieren)unter der Bevölkerung ( gründlich) áúfräumen (Seuche etc) — to decimate the population, to wreak havoc among the population; (Tyrann etc) to slaughter the population wholesale
* * *(to make clean, tidy etc: Clear up this mess!) clear up* * *auf|räu·meneinen Schrank \aufräumen to clear [or tidy] out a cupboard sepeinen Schreibtisch \aufräumen to clear [up] a desk sepSpielsachen \aufräumen to clear [or tidy] away toys sep▪ aufgeräumt sein to be [neat and] tidyII. vi1. (Ordnung machen) to tidy [or clear] upunter der Bevölkerung [gründlich] \aufräumen Seuche to decimate [or wreak havoc among] the population; Mordkommando to slaughter the populationunter Pennern \aufräumen to clear out [or away] down-and-outs sep pej3. (etw beseitigen)* * *1.transitives Verb1) tidy or clear up; (fig.) sort out2) (wegräumen) clear or put away2.intransitives Verb1) tidy or clear up; (fig.) sort things out2)mit jemandem/etwas aufräumen — (jemanden/etwas beseitigen) eliminate somebody/something
* * *aufräumen (trennb, hat -ge-)B. v/t (wegräumen) put awayunter among);aufräumen mit (beseitigen) get rid of, do away with;mit jemandem/etwas aufräumen eliminate sb/sth; (Schluss machen mit) put an end to;* * *1.transitives Verb1) tidy or clear up; (fig.) sort out2) (wegräumen) clear or put away2.intransitives Verb1) tidy or clear up; (fig.) sort things out2)mit jemandem/etwas aufräumen — (jemanden/etwas beseitigen) eliminate somebody/something
* * *v.to clean up v.to clear v.to tidy v.to tidy up v. -
19 Hausen
v/i umg.1. hum. oder pej. (wohnen) live* * *das Hausenhabitation* * *Hau|sen ['hauzn]m -s, - (ZOOL)sturgeon* * *hau·sen[ˈhauzn̩]vi▪ irgendwo \hausen2. (wüten) to wreak havoc somewhere* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.)1) (wohnen) live[furchtbar] hausen — cause or wreak havoc
* * ** * *intransitives Verb (ugs.)1) (wohnen) live[furchtbar] hausen — cause or wreak havoc
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20 destrozo
m.1 damage.alguien tendrá que pagar los destrozos someone will have to pay for the damage2 destruction, desolation, rout, ravage.3 breakage, damage, wreckage.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: destrozar.* * *1 (acción) destruction* * *SM1) (=acción) destructioncausar o provocar destrozos — to cause o wreak havoc (en in)
los destrozos causados por las inundaciones — the destruction caused by the flooding, the havoc wrought by the floods
* * ** * *= defacement, smashing, ravages, rampage, decimation, rack and ruin, shambles.Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex. The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.Ex. Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex. The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.----* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* destrozo intencionado = mutilation.* destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales = environmental damage.* * ** * *= defacement, smashing, ravages, rampage, decimation, rack and ruin, shambles.Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).
Ex: The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.Ex: Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* destrozo intencionado = mutilation.* destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales = environmental damage.* * *las inundaciones han causado grandes destrozos en toda la zona the floods have caused widespread damage throughout the arealos destrozos causados por el temporal the storm damage, the destruction caused by the stormlos destrozos causados por la guerra the ravages of warlos niños hacen destrozos cuando los dejo solos the children wreck everything o cause havoc if I leave them on their own* * *
Del verbo destrozar: ( conjugate destrozar)
destrozo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
destrozó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
destrozar
destrozo
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozo sustantivo masculino: tb
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
destrozo sustantivo masculino
1 destruction 2 destrozos, damage sing
' destrozo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnicería
- estragos
- daño
* * *destrozo nmdamage;alguien tendrá que pagar los destrozos someone will have to pay for the damage;el perro y el gato hicieron un destrozo en el jardín the dog and the cat caused havoc in the garden;¡vaya destrozo que te has hecho en la rodilla! you've made a real mess of your knee!* * *destrozo nm1) daño: damage2) : havoc, destruction
См. также в других словарях:
wreak havoc — wreak havoc/destruction/mainly journalism phrase to cause very great harm or damage These policies would wreak havoc on the economy. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
wreak havoc — Synonyms and related words: abuse, afflict, aggrieve, befoul, bewitch, blight, bring to ruin, condemn, confound, consume, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, damn, deal destruction, decimate, defile, deprave, depredate, desolate, despoil, destroy,… … Moby Thesaurus
wreak havoc with — {v. phr.} To cause damage; ruin something. * /His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company./ … Dictionary of American idioms
wreak havoc with — {v. phr.} To cause damage; ruin something. * /His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company./ … Dictionary of American idioms
wreak\ havoc\ with — v. phr. to cause damage; ruin something. His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company … Словарь американских идиом
wreak havoc — damage, destroy, lay waste, trash the place If the workers get mad, they ll wreak havoc in the warehouse. They ll wreck the place … English idioms
wreak havoc — to cause a lot of trouble or damage. Storms wreaked havoc on both coasts of the United States. Usage notes: often used with on: Strikes have wreaked havoc on businesses here … New idioms dictionary
wreak havoc — verb /ɹiːk ˈhæv.ək/ To cause damage, disruption, or destruction. The storm wreaked havoc on his garden … Wiktionary
wreak havoc — … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
wreak havoc — Make a mess, do damage … American business jargon
wreak — [ri:k] v past tense and past participle wreaked or wrought [ro:t US ro:t] [: Old English; Origin: wrecan to drive out, punish ] 1.) wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on sth) to cause a lot of damage or problems ▪ These policies have wreaked havoc… … Dictionary of contemporary English