provocadoramente

provocadoramente
adv.
provocatively, defiantly.
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ADV provocatively
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= provocatively, tantalisingly [tantalizingly, -USA], defiantly, flirtatiously, teasingly.
Ex. There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia.
Ex. This is a term variously defined but conveying the idea of a goal which has proved to be tantalizingly elusive.
Ex. 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.
Ex. Similarly, an English woman visiting Italy who touches her earlobes a lot, without realising the cultural significance of this action, would be behaving flirtatiously in that context.
Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.
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= provocatively, tantalisingly [tantalizingly, -USA], defiantly, flirtatiously, teasingly.

Ex: There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia.

Ex: This is a term variously defined but conveying the idea of a goal which has proved to be tantalizingly elusive.
Ex: 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.
Ex: Similarly, an English woman visiting Italy who touches her earlobes a lot, without realising the cultural significance of this action, would be behaving flirtatiously in that context.
Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.

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provocadoramente adv
provocatively

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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