tease in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tease in the English»French Dictionary

I.tease [Brit tiːz, Am tiz] N

1. tease (joker):

tease

taquin/-e m/f

2. tease (woman):

tease pej

allumeuse f pej

II.tease [Brit tiːz, Am tiz] VB trans

1. tease (provoke):

tease person

taquiner (about à propos de)

tease animal

tourmenter

2. tease TEXTIL:

tease (separate)

carder

tease (brush)

peigner

3. tease (backcomb):

tease hair

crêper

III.tease [Brit tiːz, Am tiz] VB intr

tease

taquiner

I.tease out VB [Brit tiːz -, Am tiz -] (tease out [sth], tease [sth] out)

1. tease out knots, strands:

tease out

démêler

2. tease out fig:

tease out information

clarifier

tease out significance

démêler

cock-teaser [Brit ˈkɒktiːzə, Am ˈkɑkˌtizər], cock-tease N vulgar sl, pej

cock-teaser

allumeuse f inf, pej

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playfully tease, push, pinch

malicieusement, avec espièglerie

good-humouredly tease

gentiment

pitilessly beat, punish, tease

impitoyablement

Translations for tease in the French»English Dictionary

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aguicheuse

tease pej

il est très taquin

he's a great tease

taquin (taquine)

tease

allumeur (allumeuse) inf

tease

taquiner personne:

to tease

se taquiner

to tease each other

tease in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tease in the English»French Dictionary

I.tease [ti:z] VB trans

1. tease (make fun of):

tease

taquiner

2. tease (provoke sexually):

tease

allumer

3. tease Am (back-comb):

tease hair

crêper

II.tease [ti:z] VB intr

tease

plaisanter

III.tease [ti:z] N

1. tease inf (playful person):

tease

taquin(e) m (f)

2. tease pej (flirt):

tease

allumeur(-euse) m (f)

Translations for tease in the French»English Dictionary

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allumeuse

tease

taquin(e)

tease

agacer

to tease

taquiner

to tease

se taquiner

to tease each other

chambrer

to tease

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In middle school he was teased about it to the point of other boys dressing him up like a girl.

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Far from doing anything bad, there are also examples where they are teased by other ykai for being a weak ykai.

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Nude performers may use boas to cover themselves while teasing their audience.

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She has fun teasing the boys from the neighboring school as she tries to fix a church.

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He hides children's toys, sets farm animals loose, teases dogsand curses chicken eggs, preventing them from hatching.

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They used to tease her, but were merely trying to be friendly.

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It is then carded between mechanical, toothed rollers which tease and mix the fibers thoroughly before it is separated into a fragile, embryonic yarn.

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However, he criticises it for its episodic content being a tease.

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The boy would be teased and bullied every day by other boys.

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They move around as a flock, teasing and making fun of him.

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