tease

tease
ti:z
1. verb
1) (to annoy or irritate on purpose: He's teasing the cat.) molestar, irritar; provocar, picar
2) (to annoy or laugh at (a person) playfully: His school-friends tease him about his size.) tomar el pelo; meterse con alguien; reírse de alguien

2. noun
(a person who enjoys teasing others: He's a tease!) provocador, bromista
- teasingly
tease vb burlarse / tomar el pelo
don't tease your sister no le tomes el pelo a tu hermana
El gerundio de tease se escribe teasing
tease
tr[tiːz]
transitive verb
1 (make fun of - playfully) tomar el pelo a, burlarse de; (- annoyingly, unkindly) atormentar, molestar
2 (sexually) provocar, incitar
3 (wool etc) cardar
intransitive verb
1 tomar el pelo
noun
1 (joker) bromista nombre masulino o femenino
2 familiar (flirt) coqueta
tease ['ti:z] vt, teased ; teasing
1) mock: burlarse de, mofarse de
2) annoy: irritar, fastidiar
tease n
1) teasing: burla f, mofa f
2) : bromista mf; guasón m, -sona f
tease
n.
• embromador, -ora s.m.,f.
• guasona s.f.
• guasón s.m.
v.
• candonguear v.
• embromar v.
• tomar el pelo a v.
• vejar v.

I
1. tiːz
transitive verb
1)
a) (make fun of) tomarle el pelo a (fam); (cruelly) burlarse or reírse de
b) (annoy) hacer* rabiar, fastidiar, jorobar (fam)

stop teasing the cat! — deja de jorobar al gato!

c) (tantalize sexually) provocar*, incitar
2) \<\<hair/wool\>\> cardar

2.
vi

don't take any notice, he's only teasing — no le hagas caso, te está tomando el pelo (fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun (colloq)
a) (joker) bromista mf
b) (flirt)

she's a terrible tease — es muy coqueta or provocativa

[tiːz]
1. N
1) (=person) (=leg-puller) bromista mf , guasón(-ona) * m / f

he's a dreadful tease — es muy bromista, es muy guasón *

2) (=flirt)

he's a dreadful tease — le gusta mucho flirtear

3) (=joke)

to do sth for a tease — hacer algo para divertirse

2. VT
1) [+ person] (=make fun of) tomar el pelo a, mofarse de; (=annoy) fastidiar, molestar; (cruelly) atormentar; (sexually) coquetear con

they tease her about her hair — la molestan con chistes acerca de su pelo

I don't like being teased — no me gusta que se me tome el pelo

2) [+ animal] provocar
3) (Tech) [+ fibres] cardar
* * *

I
1. [tiːz]
transitive verb
1)
a) (make fun of) tomarle el pelo a (fam); (cruelly) burlarse or reírse de
b) (annoy) hacer* rabiar, fastidiar, jorobar (fam)

stop teasing the cat! — deja de jorobar al gato!

c) (tantalize sexually) provocar*, incitar
2) \<\<hair/wool\>\> cardar

2.
vi

don't take any notice, he's only teasing — no le hagas caso, te está tomando el pelo (fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun (colloq)
a) (joker) bromista mf
b) (flirt)

she's a terrible tease — es muy coqueta or provocativa


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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