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Meanings of tease in English

Portuguese
interesseira
Catalan
coqueta
Spanish
mujer fatal

A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men.

      interesseira
      Catalan
      provocar

      The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously.

            provocar
            Spanish
            bromista

            Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

                  bromista
                  Catalan
                  amoïnar
                  Spanish
                  befarse

                  Harass with persistent criticism or carping.

                      amoïnar
                      Usage of tease in English
                      1
                      It was therefore impossible to tease out the effect of the money.
                      Freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of ever...
                      2
                      The tease of a better idea, a better line, a better twist.
                      The Guardian
                      3
                      I said; for I was now in a mood to tease him.
                      The Vicar's Daughter
                      4
                      Congress wouldn't like it.' Why does one want to tease the innocent?
                      The Quiet American
                      5
                      Charlotte would praise his good sense, Inez would tease him for cowardice.
                      Flesh and blood
                      6
                      The boys did tease him; the target was too good to miss.
                      A Little Girl in Old New York
                      7
                      Are you afraid of me? she said, a tease in her voice.
                      Avalon
                      8
                      They usually tease her and ask about boyfriends, but it's all friendly.
                      The Guardian
                      9
                      Some come here only to tease me, she said with a sigh.
                      Reuters
                      10
                      In case you were in any doubt. Miss Pagril attempted a tease.
                      Poison or Protect
                      11
                      Sounds dreamy, but so far, Spore is nothing but an epic tease.
                      Wired
                      12
                      Let's not start this again, or tease each other with false hope.
                      Accident
                      13
                      I do so like to tease Luke; he puts on such airs.
                      Thyrza
                      14
                      He takes his time doing this as if to tease the captives.
                      World After
                      15
                      It is a gadget gazette that is, so far, mostly a tease.
                      Wired
                      16
                      He is nothing but a tease; what he says is only chaff.
                      Jacqueline — Volume 1
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                      Tease across language varieties
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