provoke in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for provoke in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

provoke [Am prəˈvoʊk, Brit prəˈvəʊk] VB trans

Translations for provoke in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

provoke in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for provoke in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Translations for provoke in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

provoke Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to provoke sb into doing sth
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
People then touch the bull and run around it, typically in order to provoke it into chasing them.
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He's the most delinquent-like of the group, skipping lessons to smoke and provoking fights.
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Individuals suffering from an episode have often a strong wish of escaping from the situation that provoked the attack.
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It was found that not only might affect precede creativity, but creative outcomes might provoke affect as well.
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Wars often do not resolve the underlying problems; they often provoke new violence and wars.
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The no-frills edition provoked speculation about when a special edition would be released.
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An apparent lack of fastidiousness in preparing the food provoked further criticism from many sources.
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He also has a rather notable temper and can become quite vengeful if provoked.
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The scarcity of the new toy provoked a shopping frenzy.
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This only provoked more raids and court cases.
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