tease in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tease in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tease [Am tiz, Brit tiːz] VB trans

1.1. tease person:

tease (make fun of)

tomarle el pelo a inf

tease (cruelly)

burlarse de

tease (cruelly)

reírse de

they tease me about my lisp

se burlan or se ríen de mí a causa de mi ceceo

they tease me about my lisp

me toman el pelo por mi ceceo inf

they're saying it to tease you

lo dicen por tomarte el pelo inf

1.2. tease (annoy):

tease

hacer rabiar

tease

fastidiar

he teased her by echoing everything she said

repetía todo lo que (ella) decía para hacerla rabiar or para fastidiarla

1.3. tease (torment):

tease

martirizar

1.4. tease (tantalize sexually):

tease

provocar

tease

incitar

2.1. tease wool/flax/fabric:

tease

cardar

2.2. tease hair esp Am :

tease

cardar

tease

batir

tease

hacerse crepé Mex

tease

crepar Spain

tease

escarmenar Chil

II.tease [Am tiz, Brit tiːz] VB intr

don't take any notice, he's only teasing

no le hagas caso, te está tomando el pelo inf

III.tease [Am tiz, Brit tiːz] N inf

1. tease (person):

tease

bromista mf

leave her alone, don't be a tease

déjala en paz y no la fastidies

she's a real tease

es muy bromista inf

she's a real tease (sexually)

es muy coqueta or provocativa

2. tease (sth that teases):

they said/did it for a tease

lo dijeron/hicieron en broma or para fastidiar

tease out VB [Am tiz -, Brit tiːz -] (v + o + adv)

tease out

sacar

to tease sth out of sth

sacar algo de algo

I managed to tease it out of her

logré sonsacárselo

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mischievously tease

con picardía

mischievously tease

juguetonamente

relentlessly torture/tease

implacablemente

relentlessly torture/tease

despiadadamente

Translations for tease in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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escarmenar

to tease Am

escarmenarse el pelo

to tease one's hair Am

cardar

to tease

cardarse

to tease one's hair

no seas cachaciento, déjalo tranquilo

don't be such a tease, leave him alone inf

no lo hagas rabiar

don't tease him

le hacen perrerías al gato

they tease o torment the cat mercilessly

vacilar

to tease

tease in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tease in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tease [ti:z] VB trans

1. tease (make fun of):

tease

tomar el pelo a

to tease sb about sth

tomar el pelo a alguien por algo

2. tease:

tease (provoke)

provocar

tease (sexually)

tentar

3. tease TECH:

tease

cardar

II.tease [ti:z] N

tease

bromista mf

tease (sexually)

provocador(a) m (f)

Translations for tease in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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buscar las pulgas a alguien inf

to tease sb

torear

to tease

tease Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tease sb about sth

tomar el pelo a alguien por algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is also revealed that the students teased the deformed boy through the basement window, stealing his mask and revealing his monstrous face.

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

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He returned again during the final season in an opening tease.

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

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They soon become best friends, but the other girls tease the two as being more than just friends.

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And we've tried to course-correct and have the tease promise questions that don't get answered right away.

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They tease, ponder, reminisce, philosophize and invent parables, and she sings them in a plush, changeable mezzo-soprano that usually holds a kindly twinkle.

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Some have attributed his introverted nature in grade school as a result of being teased for his unique middle name.

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

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She has since revealed that she was bullied while at stage school, by children who teased her for being geeky.

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