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in the PONS Dictionary

I. tease [ti:z] N

tease
Quälgeist m <-es, -er> inf
tease (playfully)
neckische Person
tease pej (erotic arouser)
Aufreißer(in) m (f) <-s, ->

II. tease [ti:z] VB trans

1. tease (make fun of):

to tease sb [about sth]
jdn [wegen einer S.] gen aufziehen [o. hänseln]
to tease sb [about sth] (playfully)
jdn necken [o. ärgern]

2. tease (provoke):

to tease sb/an animal
jdn/ein Tier provozieren

3. tease esp Am (backcomb):

to tease hair
Haare toupieren

III. tease [ti:z] VB intr

tease
sticheln
tease
foppen

I. ˈprick-tease VB trans vulg

to prick-tease a man
einen Mann [zum Spaß] aufgeilen coarse [o. inf scharfmachen] [und dann abblitzen lassen]

II. ˈprick-tease VB intr inf!

prick-tease
[zum Spaß] Männer aufgeilen coarse [o. inf scharfmachen] [und dann abblitzen lassen]

III. ˈprick-tease N

to be a prick-tease
eine Frau, die Männer [zum Spaß] scharfmacht, sie dann aber abblitzen lässt

tease out VB trans

to tease out ⇆ sth (pull)
etw herausziehen
to tease out ⇆ sth fig (find out)
etw herauskitzeln
to tease the truth out of sb
die Wahrheit aus jdm herauskitzeln
OpenDict entry

tease VB

to tease sb (annoy)
jdn [absichtlich] reizen
Present
Itease
youtease
he/she/itteases
wetease
youtease
theytease
Past
Iteased
youteased
he/she/itteased
weteased
youteased
theyteased
Present Perfect
Ihaveteased
youhaveteased
he/she/ithasteased
wehaveteased
youhaveteased
theyhaveteased
Past Perfect
Ihadteased
youhadteased
he/she/ithadteased
wehadteased
youhadteased
theyhadteased
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

his teasing is only playful
Paul neckt dich nur [o. macht nur Spaß]
Alex takes [great] delight in teasing his sister
Alex liebt es, seine Schwester zu ärgern

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