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tease Meaning in French (tease signification en français)

verbtaquiner, provoquer
nountaquin
Synonymes:embêtercharrier
taquiner in English:tease
Phonetic:takine
Plural: teases
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La signification de tease en français est taquiner, provoquer, taquin. (Se moquer de quelqu'un ou l'ennuyer de manière ludique ou provocante.)

Definitions of Tease

  1. 1
    verb
    taquiner

    To make fun of or annoy someone in a playful or provoking way.

    Se moquer de quelqu'un ou l'ennuyer de manière ludique ou provocante.

  2. 2
    verb
    provoquer

    To tempt or entice someone, often by showing something desirable but withholding it.

    Tenter ou inciter quelqu'un, souvent en montrant quelque chose de désirable mais en le retenant.

  3. 3
    noun
    taquin

    A person who habitually teases others.

    Une personne qui taquine habituellement les autres.

Example Sentences

casual

“Don't tease your little brother about his new haircut.”

Ne taquine pas ton petit frère à propos de sa nouvelle coupe de cheveux.

casual

“The smell of fresh cookies was a real tease.”

L'odeur des biscuits frais était une vraie provocation.

casual

“She loved to tease him about his clumsiness.”

Elle aimait le taquiner à propos de sa maladresse.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

embêtercharrierprovoquer

In English:

mocktauntjibe

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

conforterrassurer

Inflected Word Forms

past tenseteased
present participleteasing
agent nounteaser
adverbteasingly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

tease outphrasal_verb

To extract information or a solution with difficulty.

strip teasecollocation

An act of gradually removing one's clothes to entertain.