tease in Japanese
tease in Japanese is 誘う, からかう, ちょっかいを出す — tease means to poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
tease in Japanese
誘う
Pronounced: sasō
からかう
Pronounced: karakau
(transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
ちょっかいを出す
Pronounced: chokkaiodasu
(transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
What does "tease" mean?
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verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
"His friends teased him good-naturedly about his new haircut."
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verb To provoke, annoy, or deliberately wind someone up.
"Stop teasing the dog — it's starting to growl."
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verb To reveal a small hint of something exciting that's coming.
"The studio teased the film's ending with a single cryptic image."
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noun A person who enjoys teasing others.
"Her older brother was always a bit of a tease."
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tease in a sentence
- His friends teased him good-naturedly about his new haircut.
- Stop teasing the dog — it's starting to growl.
- The studio teased the film's ending with a single cryptic image.
- Her older brother was always a bit of a tease.
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What is "tease" in Japanese?
"tease" in Japanese is 誘う, からかう, ちょっかいを出す. tease means: To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
How do you pronounce 誘う?
"tease" in Japanese is 誘う, pronounced "sasō".
How do you use "tease" in a sentence?
Example: "His friends teased him good-naturedly about his new haircut." In Japanese, "tease" is 誘う, からかう, ちょっかいを出す.
Are there other ways to say "tease" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "tease": 誘う, からかう, ちょっかいを出す.
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