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tease Meaning in Italian (tease significato in italiano)

verbstuzzicare
nounstuzzicatore
Sinonimi:prendere in girosfottereprovocare
stuzzicare in English:tease
Phonetic:stut-tzee-CAH-reh
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Il significato di tease in italiano è stuzzicare, stuzzicatore. (Prendere in giro o infastidire qualcuno in modo giocoso o provocatorio.)

Definitions of Tease

  1. 1
    verb
    stuzzicare

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

    Prendere in giro o infastidire qualcuno in modo giocoso o provocatorio.

  2. 2
    verb
    stuzzicare

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

    Tentare o allettare qualcuno, spesso mostrando qualcosa di desiderabile ma trattenendolo.

  3. 3
    noun
    stuzzicatore

    A person who habitually teases others.

    Una persona che stuzzica abitualmente gli altri.

Example Sentences

casual

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

Non stuzzicare tuo fratello minore per il suo nuovo taglio di capelli.

casual

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

L'odore dei biscotti freschi era una vera tentazione.

casual

“She loved to tease him about his clumsiness.”

Le piaceva stuzzicarlo sulla sua goffaggine.

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Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

prendere in girosfottereprovocare

In English:

mocktauntjibe

Antonyms (Contrari)

In Italian:

consolarerassicurare

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.