tease

tease
1. transitive verb
necken

tease somebody [about something] — jemanden [mit etwas] aufziehen (ugs.); jemanden [wegen etwas] verspotten

he's only teasing you — er macht nur Spaß (ugs.)

stop teasing the dog — hör auf, den Hund zu ärgern

2. intransitive verb
seine Späße machen

I'm only teasing — ich mache nur Spaß

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[ti:z] 1. verb
1) (to annoy or irritate on purpose: He's teasing the cat.) necken
2) (to annoy or laugh at (a person) playfully: His school-friends tease him about his size.) hänseln
2. noun
(a person who enjoys teasing others: He's a tease!) der Hänsler
- academic.ru/73707/teaser">teaser
- teasingly
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tease
[ti:z]
I. n Quälgeist m fam; (playfully) neckische Person; (pej: erotic arouser) Aufreißer(in) m(f)
II. vt
to \tease sb [about sth] jdn [wegen einer S.] gen aufziehen [o hänseln]; (playfully) jdn necken [o ärgern
2. (provoke)
to \tease sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier provozieren
3. esp AM (backcomb)
to \tease hair Haare toupieren
III. vi sticheln, foppen
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[tiːz]
1. vt
1) person necken; animal reizen; (= torment) quälen; (= make fun of because of stutter etc) aufziehen, hänseln (about wegen); (= pull leg, have on) auf den Arm nehmen (inf), veralbern (inf)
2)
See:
= tease out
3) (= raise nap on) cloth kämmen
4) (= backcomb) hair toupieren
5)

(= ease gently) he teased the red into the pocket/the rope through the crack — er manipulierte die rote Kugel ins Loch/schob das Seil geschickt durch den Spalt

2. vi
1)

give it back to her, don't tease — gib es ihr zurück und neck sie nicht

2) (= joke) Spaß machen
3. n
(inf: person) Scherzbold m (inf)

don't be a tease, give it back to her — neck sie nicht, gibs ihr zurück

he's a real tease — ihm sitzt der Schalk im Nacken (hum), er ist ein kleiner Schäker (inf)

she's/he's just a tease (sexually) — sie/er geilt einen nur auf (inf)

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tease1 [tiːz]
A v/t
1. jemanden aufziehen, hänseln, necken, foppen, sticheln (alle:
about wegen)
2. jemanden quälen:
a) ärgern
b) belästigen, bestürmen, jemandem in den Ohren liegen umg (alle:
for wegen)
3. (auf)reizen
4. TECH
a) Wolle kämmen, krempeln
b) Flachs hecheln
c) Werg auszupfen
5. teasel B
6. BIOL zerlegen:
tease a specimen for microscopic examination
7. besonders US jemandem das Haar toupieren:
tease sb’s hair
B v/i
1. sticheln
2. lästig oder aufdringlich sein
C s
1. Necken n, Sticheln n, Neckerei f, Stichelei f
2. umg
a) teaser 1, 2
b) Plage f, lästige Sache
3. teaser
tease2 [tiːz] v/t TECH das Feuer eines Glasschmelzofens schüren
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1. transitive verb
necken

tease somebody [about something] — jemanden [mit etwas] aufziehen (ugs.); jemanden [wegen etwas] verspotten

he's only teasing you — er macht nur Spaß (ugs.)

stop teasing the dog — hör auf, den Hund zu ärgern

2. intransitive verb
seine Späße machen

I'm only teasing — ich mache nur Spaß

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v.
foppen v.
necken v.
reizen v.
sticheln v.

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