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"Teaser" is a noun which is often translated as "el avance", and "tease" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "molestar". Learn more about the difference between "teaser" and "tease" below.
teaser(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (advance publicity)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el avance (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If the first episode has whetted your appetite, here's a teaser for episode two.Si el primer episodio te dejó con ganas de saber más, aquí te damos un avance del segundo.
b. el teaser (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The producers just released the teaser for the director's upcoming movie.La productora acaba de lanzar el teaser de la próxima película de la directora.
2. (colloquial) (tricky question)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el rompecabezas (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She took a book of crosswords and teasers to pass the time on the journey.Llevó un libro de crucigramas y rompecabezas para pasar el tiempo durante en viaje.
a. el bromista (M), la bromista (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I know Richard's a teaser, and it can be annoying, but he means well.Sé que Richard es un bromista y que puede llegar a ser molesto, pero lo hace sin mala intención.
tease(
tiz
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to annoy)
a. molestar
If you don't stop teasing your sister, you're grounded!¡Si no dejas de molestar a tu hermana, estás castigado!
a. burlarse de
That bully who teases all of the children needs to be reprimanded.Ese matón que se burla de todos los niños necesita ser regañado.
b. tomar el pelo a
If she wears that sweater to school, all of her friends will tease her.Si lleva ese suéter a la escuela, todos sus amigos van a tomarle el pelo a ella.
3. (to flirt)
a. coquetear
A womanizer loves to tease women and leave them hanging.Al mujeriego le encanta coquetear con las mujeres y dejarlas en el aire.
a. dar volumen a
Use this product if you want to tease your hair.Usa este producto si quieres darle volumen a tu cabello.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (flirt)
a. el coqueto (M), la coqueta (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What a tease! She didn't even give me her number!¡Qué coqueta! ¡Ni siquiera me dio su número!
a. el bromista (M), la bromista (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I like his humor, but he can be too much of a tease sometimes.Me gusta su humor, pero él se puede pasar de bromista algunas veces.
b. el guasón (M), la guasona (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She's a tease and always the life of the party.Ella es una guasona y siempre el alma de la fiesta.
