provocar
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verb
- to cause or provoke, to prompt
- to tease sexually
- to fancy, would like
- to get nauseaurge to vomit
Forms
Present
| I | provoco |
|---|---|
| you | provocas |
| he, she, it | provoca |
| we | provocamos |
| you (plural) | provocáis |
| they | provocan |
Preterite
| I | provoqué |
|---|---|
| you | provocaste |
| he, she, it | provocó |
| we | provocamos |
| you (plural) | provocasteis |
| they | provocaron |
Imperfect
| I | provocaba |
|---|---|
| you | provocabas |
| he, she, it | provocaba |
| we | provocábamos |
| you (plural) | provocabais |
| they | provocaban |
Future
| I | provocaré |
|---|---|
| you | provocarás |
| he, she, it | provocará |
| we | provocaremos |
| you (plural) | provocaréis |
| they | provocarán |
Conditional
| I | provocaría |
|---|---|
| you | provocarías |
| he, she, it | provocaría |
| we | provocaríamos |
| you (plural) | provocaríais |
| they | provocarían |
Subjunctive
| I | provoque |
|---|---|
| you | provoques |
| he, she, it | provoque |
| we | provoquemos |
| you (plural) | provoquéis |
| they | provoquen |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | provocara / provocase |
|---|---|
| you | provocaras / provocases |
| he, she, it | provocara / provocase |
| we | provocáramos / provocásemos |
| you (plural) | provocarais / provocaseis |
| they | provocaran / provocasen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Mi hermano quiere freír unos huevos, pero va a provocar un incendio.My brother wants to fry some eggs, but he's going to start a fire.A2Otra vez, por favor (10) — Once more, please (10) (A2)
- Un terrorista quería provocar una explosión, pero la policía lo detuvo con rapidez.A terrorist wanted to cause an explosion, but the police arrested him quickly.A2Otra vez, por favor (6) — Once more, please (6) (A2)
- El plan era sencillo: pedir un favor a un español y provocar una pelea.The plan was simple: ask a Spaniard for a favour and provoke a fight.A2El florero de Llorente — Llorente's vase
- La paella es el plato más conocido de España y el que más discusiones provoca.Paella is the best-known dish in Spain and the one that provokes the most arguments.B1La paella — Paella
Other ways to say it
- antojarto fancy, would like; to seem
- apetecerto feel like; to fancy; would like; to be down for
- gustartranslated as "to like", analyzable in structure as "to please" [with dative ‘someone’] (the thing being liked is the subject, while the "l…; to like in a general sense
- tener ganasto feel like, fancy; to want, desire
- tincarto think, believe, have the impression; to fancy, feel like (would like to)