provocar
provoke, to provoke
Verb provocar (first-person singular present provoco, first-person singular preterite provoqué, past participle provocado)
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to cause or provoke, to prompt
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(Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, takes a reflexive pronoun) to fancy, would like
- ¿Te provoca café?
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Would you like coffee?
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Los rayos ultravioletas pueden provocar cáncer de piel.
Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer.
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Los microbios pueden provocar enfermedades.
Germs can cause sickness.
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Mi madre nunca maneja por miedo a provocar un accidente.
My mother never drives for fear of causing an accident.
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Tom parece divertirse mucho tratando de provocar tantos problemas como él pueda.
Tom seems to have a lot of fun trying to cause as much trouble as he can.
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Un comportamiento así puede provocar un accidente.
Such behavior can cause an accident.
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Sus prolongadas ausencias comenzaban a provocar sospecha.
His long absences were starting to provoke suspicion.
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"¿Sabes que beber eso te puede provocar un aborto?" "Hijo, los hombres no tenemos abortos."
"You do know that drinking that can cause you an abortion?" "Son, men don't have abortions."
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El agua potable sucia puede provocar enfermedades.
Dirty drinking water can cause sickness.
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¿Cómo provocar el deseo de una mujer?
How to arouse a woman's desire?
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Necesitas dejar de provocar pelear con Tom.
You need to stop provoking fights with Tom.
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