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Detailed Translations for tease from English to French

tease:

to tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)

  1. to tease (pester; bully; antagonize; )
    embêter; enquiquiner; agacer; brimer; assommer; intimider; importuner; brusquer; rudoyer; maltraiter; incommoder; embarrasser; tyranniser
    • embêter verb (embête, embêtes, embêtons, embêtez, )
    • enquiquiner verb (enquiquine, enquiquines, enquiquinons, enquiquinez, )
    • agacer verb (agace, agaces, agaçons, agacez, )
    • brimer verb (brime, brimes, brimons, brimez, )
    • assommer verb (assomme, assommes, assommons, assommez, )
    • intimider verb (intimide, intimides, intimidons, intimidez, )
    • importuner verb (importune, importunes, importunons, importunez, )
    • brusquer verb (brusque, brusques, brusquons, brusquez, )
    • rudoyer verb (rudoie, rudoies, rudoyons, rudoyez, )
    • maltraiter verb (maltraite, maltraites, maltraitons, maltraitez, )
    • incommoder verb (incommode, incommodes, incommodons, incommodez, )
    • embarrasser verb (embarrasse, embarrasses, embarrassons, embarrassez, )
    • tyranniser verb (tyrannise, tyrannises, tyrannisons, tyrannisez, )
  2. to tease (fool; vex; badger; )
    tromper; taquiner; plaisanter; turlupiner; duper; blaguer; rouler; attraper; mener quelqu'un en bateau
    • tromper verb (trompe, trompes, trompons, trompez, )
    • taquiner verb (taquine, taquines, taquinons, taquinez, )
    • plaisanter verb (plaisante, plaisantes, plaisantons, plaisantez, )
    • turlupiner verb (turlupine, turlupines, turlupinons, turlupinez, )
    • duper verb (dupe, dupes, dupons, dupez, )
    • blaguer verb (blague, blagues, blaguons, blaguez, )
    • rouler verb (roule, roules, roulons, roulez, )
    • attraper verb (attrape, attrapes, attrapons, attrapez, )
  3. to tease (provoke)
    provoquer; arracher; inciter à
    • provoquer verb (provoque, provoques, provoquons, provoquez, )
    • arracher verb (arrache, arraches, arrachons, arrachez, )
    • inciter à verb

Conjugations for tease:

present
  1. tease
  2. tease
  3. teases
  4. tease
  5. tease
  6. tease
simple past
  1. teased
  2. teased
  3. teased
  4. teased
  5. teased
  6. teased
present perfect
  1. have teased
  2. have teased
  3. has teased
  4. have teased
  5. have teased
  6. have teased
past continuous
  1. was teasing
  2. were teasing
  3. was teasing
  4. were teasing
  5. were teasing
  6. were teasing
future
  1. shall tease
  2. will tease
  3. will tease
  4. shall tease
  5. will tease
  6. will tease
continuous present
  1. am teasing
  2. are teasing
  3. is teasing
  4. are teasing
  5. are teasing
  6. are teasing
subjunctive
  1. be teased
  2. be teased
  3. be teased
  4. be teased
  5. be teased
  6. be teased
diverse
  1. tease!
  2. let's tease!
  3. teased
  4. teasing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for tease:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- annoyer; coquette; flirt; minx; prickteaser; ribbing; tantalization; teaser; teasing; vamp; vamper; vexer
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
agacer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease anger; annoy; blow the fire; bother; cause irritation; chafe; fan a flame; give offence; harass; irritate; nag; trouble; vex; visit
arracher provoke; tease blow down; break down; break up; demolish; destroy; dig up; drag down; draw apart; extort; get down; lift; make off with; pilfer; pinch off; pluck; pull; pull down; pull off; pull out; push over; rend; rip; rip off; snatch; snatch away; snatch off; steal; take down; tear apart; tear down; tear loose; tear off; tear out; tear to pieces; tear to shreds; tear up; tug; turn out; wreck
assommer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease be a nuisance; be a pain; carry on one's point; muck about; nag
attraper badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex arrest; capture; catch; catch on the way; caught; clamp; clasp; clutch; contract; drag; fool; get; get hold of; grab; grasp; grip; intercept; lay hold of; lay one's hands on; make fun; pilfer; reach; receive; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; sneak up on; snout; stick; take hold of; take in custody; take prisoner; take unaware; tattle; toil and moil; trap; twig; yearn
blaguer badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex badger; banter; be a nuisance; commit foolery; do something silly; jape; jest; joke; make fun of; pester; play a joke; play a trick; poke fun at
brimer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease brutalise; brutalize; initiate
brusquer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease accelerate; assault; attack; brush off; brutalise; brutalize; coerce; compel; force; hasten; lay violent hands upon; oblige; quicken; raid; snub; speed up; storm; use force; violate
duper badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex aggrieve; be disadvantuous; cause disadvantage; cause injury; cause someone sorrow; cheat; damage; deceive; diddle; do harm; dodge; fool; gull; harm; harm somebody; hoodwink; hurt; injure; lead up the garden path; lie; make fun; mislead; put on the wrong track; spoof; swindle; trick; woodwink
embarrasser antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease barter; bother; change; embarrass; exchange; hamper; hinder; impede; obstruct; stonewall; swap; switch; trade in
embêter antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease be boring; bore; brutalise; brutalize
enquiquiner antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease badger; be a nuisance; be a pain in the neck; keep on; nag; pester; twaddle; whine
importuner antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease aggravate; bother; burden; harass; inconvenience; trouble; visit
inciter à provoke; tease activate; arouse; badger; bait; blow the fire; boost; bring about; bring on; cause; elicit; encourage; fan; fan a flame; foment; give rise to; incite; instigate; motivate; needle; provoke; push on; put someone on to something; stimulate; stir up; urge
incommoder antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease bother; hamper; hinder; impede; obstruct; stonewall
intimider antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease badger; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; embarrass; frighten; intimidate; make frightened; menace; overawe; scare; startle; terrorise; terrorize; threaten
maltraiter antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease assault; batter; beat up; brutalise; brutalize; knock about; molest; torture
mener quelqu'un en bateau badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex
plaisanter badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex joke; kid
provoquer provoke; tease activate; arouse; badger; bait; bring about; bring on; cause; create; elicit; encourage; engender; give rise to; instigate; needle; produce; provoke; put someone on to something; stimulate; urge
rouler badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex cheat; con; debark; dodge; fleece; fool; graze; gull; lie; revolve; roll; roll away; roll up; rotate; skin; spoof; strip; swindle; swing around; taxi; trick; turn; turn up; twist; whirl
rudoyer antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease assault; batter; beat up; brutalise; brutalize; growl at; molest; snap at; snarl at; torture
taquiner badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex badger; be a nuisance; nag; pester
tromper badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex be unfaithful; betray; cheat; clearly define; commit adultery; con; confound; counterfeit; deceive; define; demarcate; diddle; disappoint; dodge; embarras; falsify; fence; fence in; fence off; fool; forge; gull; hoodwink; imitate; lie; map out; mark out; outline; spoof; stray; swindle; trace out; trick; woodwink
turlupiner badger; fool; hoax; hoodwink; swindle; tease; trick; vex badger; be a nuisance; pester
tyranniser antagonise; antagonize; bully; harass; pester; provoke; tease badger; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; frighten; intimidate; make frightened; overawe; scare; startle; terrorise; terrorize
- badger; beleaguer; bug; card; fluff; loosen; pester; tease apart

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Related Definitions for "tease":

  1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances1
    • he ignored their teases1
  2. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men1
  3. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)1
  4. ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect1
  5. mock or make fun of playfully1
    • the flirting man teased the young woman1
  6. separate the fibers of1
    • tease wool1
  7. disentangle and raise the fibers of1
    • tease wool1
  8. raise the nap of (fabrics)1
  9. tear into pieces1
    • tease tissue for microscopic examinations1
  10. annoy persistently1
    • The children teased the boy because of his stammer1
  11. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them1
    • The advertisement is intended to tease the customers1
    • She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior1

Wiktionary Translations for tease:

tease
verb
  1. to poke fun at
tease
verb
  1. plaisanter quelqu’un ou quelque chose, lui parler ou en parler avec moquerie.
  2. S’amuser, rire
  3. contrarier ou chicaner pour des vétilles, par malin plaisir.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
tease irriter; agacer sarren — iemand voortdurend lastig vallen
tease taquiner plagen — iemand lastigvallen
tease se moquer de hänseln — jemanden verspotten, sich über jemand lustig machen
tease carder kardenTextilverarbeitung: ein Tuch oder Stoff mit der Karde (mit der Kardiermaschine, ursprünglich aber mit dem getrockneten Blütenstand der Karden- oder Weberdistel) bearbeiten, einen Stoff glattbürsten
tease toupet toupieren — Haare mit einem Kamm aufrichten oder aufbauschen