B1⚡ Verbs
Italian word
provocare
to cause, to provoke, to trigger
Looks like
to provoke
to deliberately annoy or incite someone
⚠️ The trap
The personal provocation meaning exists in Italian too, but the far more common use is to cause or bring about something. 'Provocare un incidente' = to cause an accident. Broader than the English 'provoke'.
To say "to deliberately annoy or incite someone" in Italian:
provocare is partially correct
"provocare" in English means:
to cause, to provoke, to trigger
Example
"L'incidente ha provocato lunghe code in autostrada."
"The accident caused long queues on the motorway."
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