Provoque (en. Provokes)

/pʁo.vɔk/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Awaken an emotion or a reaction in someone.

This speech provokes a great emotion in the audience.

Ce discours provoque une grande émotion chez le public.

Generate or cause something.

This crisis provokes political tensions.

Cette crise provoque des tensions politiques.

Incite someone to act in a certain way, often by challenging them.

He provoked his opponent to a duel.

Il a provoqué son adversaire à un duel.

From the Latin 'provocare', composed of 'pro-' and 'vocare' meaning 'to call'.

provoke a reaction

Cause an emotional or physical response.

provoquer une réaction

provoke tensions

Generate conflict or disagreement.

provoquer des tensions

provoke a scandal

Cause a controversial or shocking event.

provoquer un scandale

provocation

Action of provoking, often deliberately.

provocation

provocateur

Person who seeks to elicit reactions.

provocateur

provocative

That which provokes, which is likely to arouse intense emotions.

provocant

Disturb or irritate someone.

He loves to provoke others just for fun.

Il aime provoquer les autres juste pour s'amuser.

Play with someone's emotions.

She really knows how to provoke her friends.

Elle sait vraiment comment provoquer ses amis.