Provocador in english
Provocative
pronunciation: proʊvɑkətɪv part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: proʊvɑkətɪv part of speech: adjective
In gestures
provocador1 = rabble rouser ; storm(y) petrel ; firebrand.
Example: To their contemporaries, the two men represented polar opposites: Hitler, a rabble rouser preaching a doctrine of blood and race, and Pius, a man of contemplation offering the Church's grace to all.Example: He's a stormy petrel, to be sure, but he's a feisty, outspoken, cantankerous, brilliant guy who has done wonders on and off the basketball court for generations of young men.Example: He might poke fun at politicians, but he isn't known as a liberal firebrand.more:
» provocador de naufragios = wrecker .
Example: Fires were also built by 'wreckers' in an attempt to lure unsuspecting ships to shore, where they would crash and could later be plundered.provocador2 = defiant ; provocative ; provoking ; smouldering [smoldering, -USA] ; rabble-rousing ; foxy ; trouble-making ; defying.
Example: 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'.Example: 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.Example: 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.Example: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.Example: After arrival in Sydney, it took only three years for Norton's reputation as a rabble-rousing republican to be established.Example: Who would have thought such a foxy dress would have such a useful purpose in life?.Example: There I was sitting at the bar staring at my drink when a large, trouble-making biker steps up next to me, grabs my drink and gulps it down in one swig.Example: She demonstrates her defying knowledge and experience of the fashion industry through this sophisticated yet ever so slightly seductive collection.more:
» agente provocador = agent-provocateur .
Example: They are organizing destabilization, spreading lies about repression, serving as paid informants and paid agent-provocateurs.» de un modo provocador = defiantly .
Example: 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.» ser muy provocador = be a (real) tease .
Example: She is very affectionate but is a real tease with the other dogs who tolerate her mischievous ways and put up with her playfulness.