Provocativo in english
Provocative
pronunciation: proʊvɑkətɪv part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: proʊvɑkətɪv part of speech: adjective
In gestures
provocativo = provocative ; smouldering [smoldering, -USA] ; saucy ; slinky ; raunchy .
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: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.Example: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.Example: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.Example: She has appeared in yet another provocative pose as she returns to her raunchy image following the break-up of her marriage.more:
» de manera provocativa = suggestively .
Example: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.» de modo provocativo = suggestively .
Example: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.» de un modo provocativo = defiantly .
Example: 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.» ser muy provocativo = 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.