provoke
provocar
definition
verb
the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations
stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.
translation of 'provoke'
verb
motivar,
causar,
provocar,
afrontar,
bafejar,
excitar,
levantar,
atiçar,
irritar,
originar,
exasperar
example
In his debut novel he sets out to 'provoke' strong reactions and, given his subject matter, doubtless he will succeed.
a teacher can 'provoke' you into working harder
It is therefore forbidden to 'provoke' a person, thereby causing him to sin in anger, even though it is not certain that he will do so.
Secondly, we need a leader of charisma to badger and 'provoke' his colleagues into action.
They wanted to see if they could 'provoke' a strong reaction from me.
It is in the film to horrify and 'provoke' an emotional reaction.
So we don't want to do anything to 'provoke' him or to incite the violence we're trying to prevent.
She is also comfortable following a traditional line with novels that do not seek to challenge or 'provoke' the reader.
Men of all ages simply kept their distance, though sometimes every now and then one would come and try to anger and 'provoke' her.
We managed to 'provoke' him to get up once, when he challenged Opposition members to substantiate their arguments.
Rather, they make her work harder to achieve it and they also 'provoke' her to motivate other associates for the cause.
a teacher can 'provoke' you into working harder
I couldn't see why anyone would wish to 'provoke' me to the point of anger over not having a significant other.
The anger lasted for a long time, trying to 'provoke' her into saying things she would regret.
There are times when you have to 'provoke' people, challenge them to go further.
It is also counterproductive. Exerting pressure arouses mistrust and 'provokes' fresh attacks from the Church's critics.
The exhibit by internationally-renowned artist Jannis Kounellis has succeeded in 'provoking' strong reactions
Pipes' presence on campus is 'provoking' strong feelings among students and faculty on both sides of the issue.
Mike's rowdiness, his 'provoking' his father to anger, was not the cause of his father's death, absolutely not.
From a design point of view, something about their absolutely neutral formal character 'provokes' strong reactions.
The warning about conduct was meant to stop people deliberately 'provoking' him.
To a significant degree, the victim was an initiator, willing participant, aggressor, or 'provoker' of the incident.
After suspiciously nosing them they would flap their tails, strike with the side-fins, and then, having gained the distance of ten feet, would most 'provokingly' stay there and watch us from under the shelter of slippery rocks.
That guy is a 'provoker' , a really bad person, but the way I see it, the more I talk about it, the more he gets what he wants.
I had opened the cap of a mineral water bottle while travelling in a train when a person seated opposite me asked 'provokingly' : ‘How do you know the bottled water is pure?’
Nathan was looking at her with a wild expression, the kind he got whenever she had deliberately 'provoked' him.
We evaluated the sensitivity and safety of rapid atrial pacing combined with electrocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography for inducing and detecting 'provokable' demand ischemia in 20 anesthetized patients with multivessel coronary artery disease.
I view theatre as an institution that educates, stimulates, and 'provokes' the audience - it makes them think and feel.
In fact the commission's analysis of the state of British convergence with the eurozone was very mild, extremely careful and deliberately designed to avoid 'provoking' a bust-up.
It's unfair to suggest that he deliberately 'provokes' dressing room conflict, but he's not the ideal chap to apply soothing balm when it breaks out.
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