Piquing - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

An action or remark that causes outrage or offence.

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He took his son's desertion as a personal affront

verb

Offend the modesty or values of.

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She was affronted by his familiarity

noun

A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

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The colonel's anger at his daughter's disobedience

verb

Fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.

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She was angered by his terse answer

noun

The feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens

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You need to control your anger., he yelled at them in anger., his constant complaining only angered…

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

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The decision really annoyed him

verb

To make someone slightly angry or upset

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I know you’re doing this only to annoy me., [ u ] as soon as he saw me, a look of annoyance crossed…

verb

Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response).

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Something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions

verb

Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.

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Anna was awakened by the telephone

verb

To stop sleeping, or to cause someone to stop sleeping

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[ t ] the family was awakened by a noise., [ t ] his television series awakened popular interest in…

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

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Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

noun

Effort, trouble, or difficulty.

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He saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech

exclamation

Used to express mild irritation or impatience.

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‘bother!’ she muttered

verb

Make (someone) angry or dissatisfied.

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Nothing disgruntles anyone more than the feeling they are being cheated

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.

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The tone of the letter displeased him

verb

To cause someone to be annoyed

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The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces., they …

verb

Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.

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This futile process exasperates prison officers

verb

To cause anger or extreme annoyance in someone

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His assistant’s carelessness is exasperating him.

verb

Cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.

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Flying still excites me

verb

To make someone have strong feelings, esp. of happiness and enthusiasm

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In some science fiction movies, the music and special effects can really excite audiences., the str…

verb

To cause activity in a market by causing lots of people to buy and sell stocks and shares

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A significant oil find by the group in western india has excited the market., the bullish product u…

noun

Bold and impudent behaviour.

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The bank had the gall to demand a fee

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or resentful.

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It galled him to have to sit impotently in silence

noun

An abnormal growth formed in response to the presence of insect larvae, mites, or fungi on plants and trees, especially oaks.

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A single grub feeds on its gall for two years before emerging

verb

Shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

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The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action

noun

Galvanized steel sheeting, typically as used for roofing or fencing.

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The rain was beating hard against miss orilie's galvanize

verb

To cause a person or group to suddenly take action, esp. by shocking or exciting them in some way

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Why not use the media to galvanize the community into action?

verb

Make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.

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I was infuriated by your article

verb

Arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.

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I was intrigued by your question

noun

The secret planning of something illicit or detrimental.

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The cabinet was a nest of intrigue

verb

To interest someone, often because of an unusual or unexpected quality

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I was intrigued by his slow, deliberate way of talking and the serious look in his eyes., she has w…

verb

Irritate; annoy.

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It irks her to think of the runaround she received

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.

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His tone irritated her

verb

To annoy or make angry

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After a while the noise began to irritate him., at first my contact lenses irritated my eyes.

verb

Set (something) on fire.

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Last night i built the first fire i've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pu…

noun

A litter of kittens.

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She was asked to take in a kindle of kittens

verb

To cause a fire to start burning

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Fig. great literature kindled their imaginations (= made them work).

noun

A very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing.

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A darning needle

verb

Prick or pierce with or as if with a needle.

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Dust needled his eyes

verb

A sharp pointed implement

noun

A herbaceous plant which has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs.

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These so-called host plants include many broadleaf weeds and cover crops such as nettles, mallow, c…

verb

Irritate or annoy (someone).

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‘i was only asking,’ jess said, nettled

noun

A wild plant with heart-shaped leaves that are covered in hairs that sting (= cause a painful reaction when touched)

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Stinging nettles, nettle soup/tea, she looked up at me sharply, clearly nettled by the interruption.

verb

Cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful.

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17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language

verb

To cause to be upset or to hurt the feelings of someone, esp. by being rude or showing a lack of respect

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I think she was offended that she wasn’t invited to the party.

verb

To commit a crime

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She was released from jail, only to offend again three weeks later., the store refused to stock the…

verb

Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

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The decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

verb

Provide the needed stimulus for

verb

To try to make a person or an animal angry or annoyed

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He was trying to provoke me into a fight., i’m trying to make people think, provoke their emotions.…

verb

Cause to stop sleeping.

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She was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder

verb

To wake someone or make someone more active or excited

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She roused him from his sleep.

verb

Disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it.

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The father laughs and jovially ruffles his son's hair

noun

A strip of lace or other material, gathered along one edge to make an ornamental frill on a garment or other piece of fabric.

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The garment is often trimmed with lace, ruffles, bows and ribbons, optionally with spaghetti straps.

verb

To make someone upset or nervous or reduce someone’s confidence

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[ t ] it ruffled her composure, and she did not know how to respond., a sudden, strong breeze ruffl…

noun

A device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.

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Jacobs said he used the spurs to control the horse and that any force he used was to control the ho…

verb

Urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides.

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She spurred her horse towards the hedge

verb

To encourage an activity or development, or to cause something to develop faster

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The huge new factory spurred economic growth in the entire region., the team's win on saturday will…

verb

Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system).

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The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

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Tax cuts will stimulate the economy., read books to stimulate your child’s imagination., some veget…

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

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The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy., stimulate growth/investment/t…

verb

Move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly.

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Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit

noun

A slight physical movement.

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I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir

noun

Prison.

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I've spent twenty-eight years in stir

verb

Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

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The accusation upset her

noun

An unexpected result or situation.

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The greatest upset in boxing history

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

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She looked pale and upset

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.

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The memory of the conversation still vexed him

adjective

Angry; annoyed.

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I ain't vex with you

verb

To cause someone to feel annoyance or trouble

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The question that vexes ben the most is, "why me?", rising gas prices are a vexing problem.

verb

Sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon).

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She took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes

noun

A thing that stimulates appetite or desire.

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He swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet