tease
gb/tˈiz/ us/tˈiz/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 1200
ugrat, cukkol, hiteget, felcsigáz, tupíroz, cukkolós alak, hitegető
KITENZI
B1
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
to tease [someone] about [something]
She likes to tease her brother about his messy hair.
Szereti ugratni a testvérét a kócos haja miatt.
Stop teasing me about my accent!
Ne cukkolj már az akcentusom miatt!
They teased him until he blushed.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I tease my friend about her shoes.
A cipője miatt ugratom a barátnőmet.
He teases his sister every day.
Mindennap ugratja a húgát.
Please don't tease me about my name.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tease' with 'bully'. 'Tease' can be friendly or light, while 'bully' is always harmful.
Maana
Make fun of playfully
Miunganiko ya maneno
tease gently
|tease mercilessly
|tease about
Visawe
mock (Often harsher and less friendly than 'tease'.)
|
kid (Informal; very similar meaning but lighter tone.)
Vinyume
compliment (Praising instead of making fun of.)
Mada
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|communication
Ufafanuzi
To say or do things to make someone laugh or feel annoyed, usually in a friendly way.
To make fun of or provoke someone in a playful or slightly irritating way.
KITENZI
B2
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to tease [someone] with [something]
The commercial teased the new product without revealing details.
A reklám felcsigázta az érdeklődést az új termék iránt, de nem árult el részleteket.
She teased him with the smell of cookies but didn’t give him any.
A sütik illatával hitegette, de egyet sem adott neki.
The trailer teased the audience with action scenes.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The shop teased customers with a big sale sign.
Az üzlet egy nagy leárazást hirdető táblával hitegette a vásárlókat.
He teased me with candy but gave me none.
Cukorkával hitegetett, de egyet sem adott.
The movie teaser teased fans with short clips.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'playfully mock'; here it is about tempting and not giving.
Maana
Tempt but withhold
Miunganiko ya maneno
tease with an offer
|tease with a glimpse
Visawe
taunt (More hostile and provoking than 'tease' in this sense.)
|
entice (Focuses on attracting, not necessarily withholding.)
Vinyume
fulfill (To actually provide what was promised or suggested.)
Mada
emotions
|relationships
Ufafanuzi
To make someone want something by showing it but not giving it.
To excite someone's interest or desire by offering or suggesting something desirable and then not giving it.
KITENZI
B2
3
tupíroz
B2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to tease [someone's] hair
The stylist teased her hair for the photo shoot.
A stylist feltupírozta a haját a fotózásra.
She teased her bangs to add height.
Feltupírozta a frufruját, hogy magasabbra álljon.
He teased the model’s hair before the runway show.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I tease my hair for a party.
Bulira feltupírozom a hajam.
She teased her hair to make it big.
Feltupírozta a haját, hogy dúsabb legyen.
The stylist teased my hair before the wedding.
Maana
Backcomb hair for volume
Miunganiko ya maneno
tease hair
|tease bangs
Visawe
backcomb (Technical term for this hairstyling method.)
Vinyume
smooth (To make hair flat rather than voluminous.)
Mada
fashion
|daily life
|daily_life
|clothing
Ufafanuzi
To brush hair the wrong way to make it look bigger.
To comb hair toward the scalp to create volume and texture.
NOMINO
B2
4
hitegető
B2
He’s such a tease when it comes to sharing his cooking secrets.
Igazi cukkolós alak, ha a főzési titkai megosztásáról van szó.
She was called a tease for flirting but never dating anyone.
Hitegetőnek nevezték, mert flörtölt, de soha senkivel nem randizott.
Don’t be such a tease—show us the rest!
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
My friend is a tease about his new car.
A barátom igazi cukkolós alak az új autójával kapcsolatban.
She is a tease with her jokes.
A vicceivel folyton cukkolja az embert.
He is a tease when he talks about food.
Maana
Person who mocks or provokes
Miunganiko ya maneno
a bit of a tease
|such a tease
Visawe
provoker (More formal; lacks playful connotation.)
Vinyume
giver (Someone who provides rather than withholds.)
Mada
relationships
|emotions
|communication
Ufafanuzi
Someone who makes fun of people or makes them want something but doesn’t give it.
A person who playfully mocks others, or who provokes sexual or emotional interest without intending to satisfy it.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
tease
IPA
GB/tˈiz/
US/tˈiz/
Silabi na mkazo
tease (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (tease)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: tease
- 3rd Person Singular: teases
- Present Participle: teasing
- Past: teased
Familia ya neno
Forms
teases
verb
teasing
verb
teased
verb
Core family
teaser
noun
Related words
teasingly
adverb
Semi
be such a tease
1/bˈi sˈʌt͡ʃ ə tˈiz/
idiom
informal
Provoke without satisfying
To act in a way that makes people want something but not give it to them.
Mifano
- Come on, don’t be such a tease—just tell us what happened!
- You’re such a tease, showing us that cake and not sharing.
tease apart
1/tˈiz əpˈɑɹt/
phrasal verb
Separate elements from complex whole
To find and understand the different parts of something complicated.
Mifano
- Scientists are trying to tease apart the factors that cause climate change.
- It’s hard to tease apart fact from fiction in his story.
tease out
1/tˈiz ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Carefully extract something
To slowly and carefully get information or separate something from a group or mix.
Mifano
- The journalist managed to tease out the truth from the politician.
- She teased out the knot in the rope.