reizen
to irritate, to provoke, to entice
English translations
- 01
travel
- 02
journeys
Word details
- German meaning
- Jemanden ärgern, provozieren oder neugierig machen.
- English meaning
- to irritate
- Synonym
- provozieren, ärgern
- German example
- Er versucht, sie mit seinen Witzen zu reizen.
- English example
- He tries to irritate her with his jokes.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich reize du reizt er/sie/es ich reizt wir reizen ihr reizet sie reizen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gereizt du hast gereizt er/sie/es hat gereizt wir haben gereizt ihr habt gereizt sie haben gereizt
- Past
- ich reizte du reiztest er/sie/es reizte wir reizten ihr reiztet sie reizten
Related words
- reizend
Charming
- liebreizend
Very attractive and charming, often in reference to appearance or behavior.
- Dreizentrenbindung
Three-center bond
- spreizen
To spread means to pull something apart or stretch it out so that an opening or distance is created.
- ausreizen
Push to the limit
- aufreizend
Provocative
- verärgern
Annoy
- Lustmolch
Lecher
- herzallerliebst
Adorable, darling
- krätzig
Itchy
- kitzeln
To tickle means to lightly touch someone to cause laughter or discomfort.
- ozonhaltig
containing ozone, ozoniferous
- Abduktion
Abduction
- locken
To lure
- irritieren
To irritate
- sticheln
to tease, to banter
- abstehen
To stick out, to go stale
- niedlich
Cute
- lieblich
lovely
- herzig
cute, adorable
- provokant
provocative
- minniglich
Lovely, graceful
- Spreize
Spreader
- provokativ
Provocative
- provozieren
To provoke means to deliberately annoy or challenge someone in order to elicit a reaction.
- verlocken
To entice, to tempt
- agacieren
Annoy
- charmant
charming
- scharmant
Charming
- lasziv
Lascivious, lewd, suggestive
- allerliebst
Adorable
- engelsgleich
Angelic
- entzückend
delightful
- Abduktor
abductor
- Psychophysik
Psychophysics
- Acrolein
Acrolein
- kokettieren
To flirt, to coquette
Example sentences with “reizen”
Das Angebot reizt mich sehr. (The offer is very tempting to me.)
Frequently asked questions
Can 'reizen' mean 'to tickle'?
No, that would be 'kitzeln'. 'Reizen' is more about provoking, enticing, or physical irritation (like eyes or skin).