tease
gb/tˈiz/ us/tˈiz/
B1
انگریزی
~ 1200
ugrat, cukkol, hiteget, felcsigáz, tupíroz, cukkolós alak, hitegető
فعل
B1
1
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
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.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tease' with 'bully'. 'Tease' can be friendly or light, while 'bully' is always harmful.
معنی
Make fun of playfully
لفظی تراکیب
tease gently
|tease mercilessly
|tease about
ہم معنی الفاظ
mock (Often harsher and less friendly than 'tease'.)
|
kid (Informal; very similar meaning but lighter tone.)
متضاد الفاظ
compliment (Praising instead of making fun of.)
موضوعات
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|communication
تعریف
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.
فعل
B2
2
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
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.
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'playfully mock'; here it is about tempting and not giving.
معنی
Tempt but withhold
لفظی تراکیب
tease with an offer
|tease with a glimpse
ہم معنی الفاظ
taunt (More hostile and provoking than 'tease' in this sense.)
|
entice (Focuses on attracting, not necessarily withholding.)
متضاد الفاظ
fulfill (To actually provide what was promised or suggested.)
موضوعات
emotions
|relationships
تعریف
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.
فعل
B2
3
tupíroz
B2
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
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.
معنی
Backcomb hair for volume
لفظی تراکیب
tease hair
|tease bangs
ہم معنی الفاظ
backcomb (Technical term for this hairstyling method.)
متضاد الفاظ
smooth (To make hair flat rather than voluminous.)
موضوعات
fashion
|daily life
|daily_life
|clothing
تعریف
To brush hair the wrong way to make it look bigger.
To comb hair toward the scalp to create volume and texture.
اسم
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!
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
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.
معنی
Person who mocks or provokes
لفظی تراکیب
a bit of a tease
|such a tease
ہم معنی الفاظ
provoker (More formal; lacks playful connotation.)
متضاد الفاظ
giver (Someone who provides rather than withholds.)
موضوعات
relationships
|emotions
|communication
تعریف
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.
گرامر
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tease
IPA
GB/tˈiz/
US/tˈiz/
ہجا بندی اور زور
tease (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (tease)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Verb
- Base: tease
- 3rd Person Singular: teases
- Present Participle: teasing
- Past: teased
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
teases
verb
teasing
verb
teased
verb
Core family
teaser
noun
Related words
teasingly
adverb
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- The journalist managed to tease out the truth from the politician.
- She teased out the knot in the rope.