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he put up with a lot of provocation—aguantó muchas provocaciones
she slapped me without any provocation—me abofeteó sin ninguna provocación (de mi parte)
at the slightest provocation—a la más mínima provocación
It gives rise to verbal provocations such as yelling and cursing, excessive honking of the horn, rude or obscene gestures and threats.
His provocations were always deliberately intended to challenge his readers as well as the establishment.
Well, I think that obviously he controls his security forces and they need to do more to try to make sure that the provocations don't take place.
At the time, he had imposed certain restrictions on himself and would not be induced to react, even once, to their provocations.
Burnley has become the third northern town to be hit by riots sparked by racist attacks and police provocations in the last month, following Oldham and Leeds.
As they wait for assistance to have the man taken into custody, they studiously ignored taunts and provocations and remained astonishingly polite throughout.
Now, under a variety of provocations, mutiny is brewing.
In 2003, the military, even under government control, staged a series of provocations that undermined the peace talks.
Since then despite many provocations and setbacks the cessation has endured.
Even where not deeply convincing, its shortcomings were provocations to think deeply.
That gave the police the pretext to use provocations and attack both protesters and local youth.
State forces were mobilized against this growing movement through open police provocations, frame-ups and murders.
In his radical past, Livingstone may have made a warning about the police using provocations staged by anarchists to step up repressive acts.
As in life, the provocations to feeling or to action do not occur in step with the conscious thoughts of the characters.
Every one of the major political parties is capable of mobilising gangs to create deliberate provocations in rival strongholds in order to disrupt voting.
The insurgents take advantage of darkness to conduct provocations during armistices or when negotiations are underway.
Whatever the reasons, whatever the provocations, this is where hatred gets us - innocent people murdered as they go about their ordinary business.
These provocations became the pretext for police attacks on peaceful demonstrators.
Particularly in the eighteenth century lexicons were infinitely lively, full of satire, poetry and provocations.
Certain people were responsible for stopping conflicts, and there were ways to deal with provocations and ways to make peace.