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Detailed Translations for provoking from English to French

provoking:

provoking [the ~] nomen

  1. the provoking (alluring)
    la provocation

provoking verb

  1. provoking (alluring; flirt)
    flirter
    • flirter verb (flirte, flirtes, flirtons, flirtez, )

Translation Matrix for provoking:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
provocateur agitator; challenger; contender; firebrand; founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader
provocation alluring; provoking begetting; bringing about; cause; causing; challenge; effect; immediate cause; incitement; incitement to; instigation; instigation to; motive; procreation; provocation; reason; stirring up
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
flirter alluring; flirt; provoking be on the make; coquet; dally; enjoy; flirt; fool around; love; please; pleasures; suit
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- agitating; agitative
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- annoying; vexatious
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
agaçant annoying; exasperating; nagging; provoking; tantalising; tantalizing; tormenting aggravating; annoying; awkward; bothersome; disagreeable; exacting; exasperating; inconvenient; irritating; nerve-racking; tiresome; troublesome
bravant braving; defiant; defying; facing; provoking
d'un air provocateur braving; daring; defiant; defying; facing; ostentatious; provocative; provoking defiant; exceeding
d'un ton provocateur braving; daring; defiant; defying; facing; ostentatious; provocative; provoking defiant; exceeding
d'une façon provocante daring; defiant; ostentatious; provocative; provoking defiant; exceeding
d'une manière provocante braving; daring; defiant; defying; facing; ostentatious; provocative; provoking defiant; exceeding
de façon provocante braving; defiant; defying; facing; provoking
de manière provocante braving; daring; defiant; defying; facing; ostentatious; provocative; provoking defiant; exceeding
exaspérant annoying; exasperating; nagging; provoking; tantalising; tantalizing; tormenting insufferable; nerve-racking; overbearing; unbearable
provocant annoying; braving; daring; defiant; defying; exasperating; facing; nagging; ostentatious; provocative; provoking; tantalising; tantalizing; tormenting defiant; exceeding
provocateur braving; daring; defiant; defying; facing; ostentatious; provocative; provoking defiant; exceeding

Related Words for "provoking":


Synonyms for "provoking":


Related Definitions for "provoking":

  1. causing or tending to cause anger or resentment1
    • a provoking delay at the airport1

provoke:

to provoke verb (provokes, provoked, provoking)

  1. to provoke (give rise to; badger; needle; bait)
    susciter; inciter à; provoquer
    • susciter verb (suscite, suscites, suscitons, suscitez, )
    • inciter à verb
    • provoquer verb (provoque, provoques, provoquons, provoquez, )
  2. to provoke (pester; tease; bully; )
    embêter; enquiquiner; agacer; brimer; assommer; intimider; importuner; brusquer; rudoyer; maltraiter; incommoder; embarrasser; tyranniser
    • embêter verb (embête, embêtes, embêtons, embêtez, )
    • enquiquiner verb (enquiquine, enquiquines, enquiquinons, enquiquinez, )
    • agacer verb (agace, agaces, agaçons, agacez, )
    • brimer verb (brime, brimes, brimons, brimez, )
    • assommer verb (assomme, assommes, assommons, assommez, )
    • intimider verb (intimide, intimides, intimidons, intimidez, )
    • importuner verb (importune, importunes, importunons, importunez, )
    • brusquer verb (brusque, brusques, brusquons, brusquez, )
    • rudoyer verb (rudoie, rudoies, rudoyons, rudoyez, )
    • maltraiter verb (maltraite, maltraites, maltraitons, maltraitez, )
    • incommoder verb (incommode, incommodes, incommodons, incommodez, )
    • embarrasser verb (embarrasse, embarrasses, embarrassons, embarrassez, )
    • tyranniser verb (tyrannise, tyrannises, tyrannisons, tyrannisez, )
  3. to provoke (put someone on to something; urge; arouse; stimulate)
    provoquer; stimuler; encourager; éperonner; inciter; exciter; aiguiser; animer; activer; attiser; inciter à; aiguillonner; être l'instigateur de
    • provoquer verb (provoque, provoques, provoquons, provoquez, )
    • stimuler verb (stimule, stimules, stimulons, stimulez, )
    • encourager verb (encourage, encourages, encourageons, encouragez, )
    • éperonner verb (éperonne, éperonnes, éperonnons, éperonnez, )
    • inciter verb (incite, incites, incitons, incitez, )
    • exciter verb (excite, excites, excitons, excitez, )
    • aiguiser verb (aiguise, aiguises, aiguisons, aiguisez, )
    • animer verb (anime, animes, animons, animez, )
    • activer verb (active, actives, activons, activez, )
    • attiser verb (attise, attises, attisons, attisez, )
    • inciter à verb
    • aiguillonner verb (aiguillonne, aiguillonnes, aiguillonnons, aiguillonnez, )
  4. to provoke (tease)
    provoquer; arracher; inciter à
    • provoquer verb (provoque, provoques, provoquons, provoquez, )
    • arracher verb (arrache, arraches, arrachons, arrachez, )
    • inciter à verb
  5. to provoke (create; engender; cause; give rise to; produce)
    engendrer; susciter; produire; provoquer; procréer; causer
    • engendrer verb (engendre, engendres, engendrons, engendrez, )
    • susciter verb (suscite, suscites, suscitons, suscitez, )
    • produire verb (produis, produit, produisons, produisez, )
    • provoquer verb (provoque, provoques, provoquons, provoquez, )
    • procréer verb (procrée, procrées, procréons, procréez, )
    • causer verb (cause, causes, causons, causez, )

Conjugations for provoke:

present
  1. provoke
  2. provoke
  3. provokes
  4. provoke
  5. provoke
  6. provoke
simple past
  1. provoked
  2. provoked
  3. provoked
  4. provoked
  5. provoked
  6. provoked
present perfect
  1. have provoked
  2. have provoked
  3. has provoked
  4. have provoked
  5. have provoked
  6. have provoked
past continuous
  1. was provoking
  2. were provoking
  3. was provoking
  4. were provoking
  5. were provoking
  6. were provoking
future
  1. shall provoke
  2. will provoke
  3. will provoke
  4. shall provoke
  5. will provoke
  6. will provoke
continuous present
  1. am provoking
  2. are provoking
  3. is provoking
  4. are provoking
  5. are provoking
  6. are provoking
subjunctive
  1. be provoked
  2. be provoked
  3. be provoked
  4. be provoked
  5. be provoked
  6. be provoked
diverse
  1. provoke!
  2. let's provoke!
  3. provoked
  4. provoking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for provoke:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
exciter encouragement; motivation; stimulation; support
inciter encouragement; motivation; stimulation; support
stimuler encouragement; motivation; stimulation; support
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
activer arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge accelerate; activate; aggravate; arouse; awake; begin; blow; blow the fire; boost; commence; encourage; encourage someone; excite; fan; fan a flame; hasten; incite; initiate; inspire; instigate; introduce; introduce somebody to; motivate; motivate someone; poke; poke up; push on; quicken; set; set in motion; set up; speed up; start; start off; start to; stimulate; stir; stir up; stoke up; strike up; support; take off; take on; undertake; urge
agacer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease anger; annoy; blow the fire; bother; cause irritation; chafe; fan a flame; give offence; harass; irritate; nag; trouble; vex; visit
aiguillonner arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge activate; arouse; drive; encourage; excite; goad; irritate; motivate; nettle; poke up; push on; stimulate; stir up; stoke up; urge; whip up
aiguiser arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge activate; arouse; encourage; excite; grind; sharpen; stimulate; stir up; strop; tighten; urge; whet
animer arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge activate; aggravate; animate; arouse; awake; boost; encourage; encourage someone; excite; freshen; generate; incite; inspire; motivate; motivate someone; prompt; push on; reactivate; recover; refresh; revive; rouse; shake someone awake; stimulate; strike into; support; urge
arracher provoke; tease blow down; break down; break up; demolish; destroy; dig up; drag down; draw apart; extort; get down; lift; make off with; pilfer; pinch off; pluck; pull; pull down; pull off; pull out; push over; rend; rip; rip off; snatch; snatch away; snatch off; steal; take down; tear apart; tear down; tear loose; tear off; tear out; tear to pieces; tear to shreds; tear up; tug; turn out; wreck
assommer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease be a nuisance; be a pain; carry on one's point; muck about; nag
attiser arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge activate; aggravate; agitate; blow; blow the fire; boost; budge; cheer on; churn; drag up; encourage; encourage someone; fan; fan a flame; fire; foment; incite; inspire; instigate; motivate; motivate someone; poke; poke up; push on; rake up; shake someone awake; shake up; stimulate; stir; stir up; stoke up; strike into; urge
brimer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease brutalise; brutalize; initiate
brusquer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease accelerate; assault; attack; brush off; brutalise; brutalize; coerce; compel; force; hasten; lay violent hands upon; oblige; quicken; raid; snub; speed up; storm; use force; violate
causer cause; create; engender; give rise to; produce; provoke arrive at; blab; bring about; bring evil upon; bring on; cause; chat; chatter; communicate; converse; discuss; effect; end up; have a chat; have a conversation; hurt; instigate; lead to; narrate; produce; rattle; relate; result in; speak; talk; tell; turn out; work out
embarrasser antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease barter; bother; change; embarrass; exchange; hamper; hinder; impede; obstruct; stonewall; swap; switch; trade in
embêter antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease be boring; bore; brutalise; brutalize
encourager arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge activate; aggravate; blow the fire; encourage; encourage someone; fan a flame; give a pep-talk; hold a pep-talk; incite; inspire; motivate; motivate someone; push on; stimulate; urge
engendrer cause; create; engender; give rise to; produce; provoke
enquiquiner antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease badger; be a nuisance; be a pain in the neck; keep on; nag; pester; twaddle; whine
exciter arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge activate; arouse; bait; blow the fire; boost; cheer on; drive; encourage; excite; fan; fan a flame; fire; foment; incite; inspire; instigate; motivate; poke up; push on; stimulate; stir up; stoke up; strike into; urge
importuner antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease aggravate; bother; burden; harass; inconvenience; trouble; visit
inciter arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge activate; aggravate; arouse; bait; boost; drive; encourage; encourage someone; excite; incite; inspire; instigate; motivate; motivate someone; poke up; prompt; push on; shake someone awake; stimulate; stir up; stoke up; urge
inciter à arouse; badger; bait; give rise to; needle; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; tease; urge activate; blow the fire; boost; bring about; bring on; cause; elicit; encourage; fan; fan a flame; foment; incite; instigate; motivate; push on; stimulate; stir up; urge
incommoder antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease bother; hamper; hinder; impede; obstruct; stonewall
intimider antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease badger; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; embarrass; frighten; intimidate; make frightened; menace; overawe; scare; startle; terrorise; terrorize; threaten
maltraiter antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease assault; batter; beat up; brutalise; brutalize; knock about; molest; torture
procréer cause; create; engender; give rise to; produce; provoke
produire cause; create; engender; give rise to; produce; provoke achieve; achieve something; bred; breed; bring a child into the world; bring forth; bring in; calve; clone; come forward with; construct; cough up; cultivate; fabricate; give birth; give birth to; litter; make; manufacture; perform; produce; succeed; turn out
provoquer arouse; badger; bait; cause; create; engender; give rise to; needle; produce; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; tease; urge activate; bring about; bring on; cause; elicit; encourage; instigate; stimulate; urge
rudoyer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease assault; batter; beat up; brutalise; brutalize; growl at; molest; snap at; snarl at; torture
stimuler arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge activate; aggravate; animate; arouse; awake; blow; cheer on; drive; encourage; encourage someone; excite; fan; fire; incite; inspire; motivate; motivate someone; poke up; prompt; push on; shake someone awake; stimulate; stir up; stoke up; strike into; support; urge
susciter badger; bait; cause; create; engender; give rise to; needle; produce; provoke bring about; bring on; cause; elicit
tyranniser antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease badger; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; frighten; intimidate; make frightened; overawe; scare; startle; terrorise; terrorize
éperonner arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge activate; aggravate; bang; boost; encourage; encourage someone; hammer; incite; inspire; motivate; motivate someone; push on; stimulate; thump; urge
être l'instigateur de arouse; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge activate; bring about; bring on; cause; elicit; encourage; stimulate; urge
- arouse; call forth; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kick up; kindle; raise; stimulate
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
activer enable; turn on
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- anger; annoy; be nasty to

Related Words for "provoke":


Synonyms for "provoke":


Related Definitions for "provoke":

  1. provide the needed stimulus for1
  2. evoke or provoke to appear or occur1
    • Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple1
  3. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)1

Wiktionary Translations for provoke:

provoke
verb
  1. to cause to become angry
provoke
verb
  1. affecter d’une irritation nerveuse.
  2. être cause de ; occasionner, provoquer.
  3. fixer les limites de, délimiter précisément.
  4. Remplir d’indignation
  5. mettre en colère.
  6. inciter, exciter.
  7. placer, poser en certain endroit par rapport à l’exposition, à l’aspect, au voisinage, etc.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
provoke agacer tergen — iemands geduld op de proef stellen door hem te irriteren
provoke provoquer provoceren — (overgankelijk) tarten, uitdagen
provoke déclencher; attiser entfachenübertragen: Begierden oder heftige Gefühle erregen; eine Auseinandersetzung provozieren
provoke provoquer provozieren — (transitiv) (zu einer unüberlegten Handlung oder Reaktion) herausfordern, reizen

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