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reizen

provoke, irritate

reiz provoke, irritate + en infinitive / wir-sie present
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #35,580
provoke, irritate Often means to deliberately provoke someone into reacting.
GE: Versuch nicht, den Hund zu reizen.
EN: Try not to provoke the dog.
Conjugation of reizen
reizen
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — reizen
Third — reizen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — reizen
Third — reizen

Nicht reizen.

Do not irritate.

— Nausicaä aus dem Tal der Winde (1984)

Gute Menschen reizen die Geduld, böse die Phantasie.

Good people stimulate patience, evil people stimulate the imagination.

Hört jetzt auf, meine Gäste zu reizen.

Stop provoking my guests now.

— Django Unchained (2012)

Lass dich nicht reizen, Kolja.

Don't let yourself be provoked, Kolja.

— Leviathan (2014)

Loki will uns einfach reizen.

Loki just wants to provoke us.

— Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

Sie reizen sie nur.

You're only teasing her.

— Für immer hier (2024)

Nicht reizen lassen.

Don't let yourself be provoked.

— Leviathan (2014)