provocative

provocative
adjective
provozierend; herausfordernd; (sexually) aufreizend

his actions were felt to be provocative — seine Aktionen wurden als Provokation empfunden

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[-'vokətiv]
adjective (likely to rouse feeling, especially anger or sexual interest: provocative remarks; a provocative dress.) aufreizend
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pro·voca·tive
[prəˈvɒkətɪv, AM -ˈvɑ:kət̬-]
adj
1. (provoking) provokativ geh
2. (sexually arousing) provokant geh, provozierend attr
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[prə'vɒkətɪv]
adj
1) (= thought-provoking) provozierend, provokatorisch; film, discussion anregend, kontrovers

he's just trying to be provocative — er versucht nur zu provozieren

2) (= erotic, seductive) dress provozierend; remark herausfordernd; pose, manner, behaviour aufreizend, herausfordernd, provozierend
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provocative [prəˈvɒkətıv; US -ˈvɑk-]
A adj (adv provocatively)
1. (auch sexuell) herausfordernd, aufreizend (of zu), erregend, provozierend (wirkend):
be provocative of → academic.ru/58640/provoke">provoke 2;
provocative test MED Reizprobe f
2. fig
a) anregend, stimulierend
b) reizvoll, interessant
c) kühn, provozierend (Roman etc)
B s Reiz(mittel) m(n), Stimulans n, Antrieb m (of, for zu)
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adjective
provozierend; herausfordernd; (sexually) aufreizend

his actions were felt to be provocative — seine Aktionen wurden als Provokation empfunden

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adj.
aufreizend adj.
provokativ adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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