provocar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aggro noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
- agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
- arouse verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
- beard noun The hair that grows on the chin, cheeks, and jaw of a man's face.
- elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
- fancy verb British informal: to want or feel attracted to something or someone.
- goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- hassle noun A source of trouble, bother, or minor annoyance.
- nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
- provoke verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
- tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
- wreak verb To cause or inflict something damaging or violent, such as havoc, damage, or revenge.
Senses
provocar is used for these senses in English:
- aggro (gaming, transitive) To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.
- arouse (transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
- beard (transitive) To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
- egg on (transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
- elicit To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
- fancy To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- feel like To have a desire for something, or to do something.
- goad To encourage or stimulate.
aggro — full definition
- noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
- noun In video games, the level of hostile attention a player has drawn from an enemy.
- adj Aggressive or looking for a fight.
agitate — full definition
- verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
- verb To shake or stir something with force.
- verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.