- provocativo
- adj.1 provocative, defiant, challenging, provoking.2 coquettish, flirtatious, slinky.m.provocative man.* * *provocativo► adjetivo1 provocative* * *ADJ1) (=incitante) provocative2) [sexualmente] [mirada, vestido] provocative; [risa, gesto] inviting, provocative* * *-va adjetivo1) (insinuante) provocative2) (Col, Ven) (apetecible) tempting, mouthwatering* * *= provocative, smouldering [smoldering, -USA], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].Ex. To instill a certain sense of one's own fallibility, there is nothing like an exhilarating hour at the reference desk where one is asked an array of provocative questions.Ex. We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.Ex. Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.----* de manera provocativa = suggestively.* de modo provocativo = suggestively.* de un modo provocativo = defiantly.* * *-va adjetivo1) (insinuante) provocative2) (Col, Ven) (apetecible) tempting, mouthwatering* * *= provocative, smouldering [smoldering, -USA], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].
Ex: To instill a certain sense of one's own fallibility, there is nothing like an exhilarating hour at the reference desk where one is asked an array of provocative questions.
Ex: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* de manera provocativa = suggestively.* de modo provocativo = suggestively.* de un modo provocativo = defiantly.* * *provocativo -vaadjectiveA (insinuante) provocativeuna mirada provocativa a provocative lookB (Col, Ven) (apetecible) tempting, mouthwatering* * *
provocativo◊ -va adjetivo
1 (insinuante) provocative
2 (Col, Ven) (apetecible) tempting, mouthwatering
provocativo,-a adjetivo provocative
'provocativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
provocativa
English:
provocative
- suggestive
* * *provocativo, -a adj1. [ofensivo] provocative2. [insinuante] provocative* * *provocativoadj provocative* * *provocativo, -va adj: provocative
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.