provocador

adj.

provocative, provoking.

m.

provoker.

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provocador

► adjetivo

1 provocative

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 instigator

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(f. - provocadora)

noun

instigator

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provocador, -a

1.

ADJ provocative

agente provocador — agent provocateur

2.

SM / F trouble-maker

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I

-dora adjetivo provocative

II

-dora masculino, femenino agitator

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= defiant, provocative, provoking, smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

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. This game provides children an opportunity to talk about themselves in a way that is less anxiety provoking than traditional methods of eliciting information about their underlying psychodynamics.

Ex. We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.

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* de un modo provocador = defiantly.

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I

-dora adjetivo provocative

II

-dora masculino, femenino agitator

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= defiant, provocative, provoking, smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

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: This game provides children an opportunity to talk about themselves in a way that is less anxiety provoking than traditional methods of eliciting information about their underlying psychodynamics.

Ex: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.

* de un modo provocador = defiantly.

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provocador¹ -dora

adjective

A (ofensivo, insultante) provocative

B (insinuante) provocative

provocador² -dora

masculine, feminine

agitator

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provocador

◊ -dora adjetivo

provocative
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
agitator
provocador,-ora
I adjetivo provocative
II sustantivo masculino y femenino instigator, agitator

'provocador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
provocadora
English:
in-your-face
- provocative
- suggestive

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provocador, -ora

♦ adj

1. [ofensivo] provocative

2. [vestido] provocative

♦ nm,f

agitator

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provocador

I adj provocative

II m, provocadora f agitator

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provocador, -dora adj

: provocative, provoking

provocador, -dora n

agitador: agitator