Sentence examples of "provoca" in Spanish

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La conducción descuidada provoca accidentes. Careless driving causes accidents.
Apostar excesivamente provoca los mismo cambios en el cerebro que la adicción a las drogas. Excessive gambling causes the same brain changes as a drug addiction.
Los microbios pueden provocar enfermedades. Germs can cause sickness.
No provoques a esa avispa. Don't provoke that wasp.
El comentario del primer ministro provocó el movimiento de oposición. The prime minister's remark sparked the opposition movement.
Un comportamiento así puede provocar un accidente. Such behavior can cause an accident.
Tom parece divertirse provocando discusiones. Tom seems to enjoy provoking arguments.
La noticia del accidente provocó alerta pública. The news of the accident caused public alarm.
Necesitas dejar de provocar pelear con Tom. You need to stop provoking fights with Tom.
Los rayos ultravioletas pueden provocar cáncer de piel. Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer.
Sus prolongadas ausencias comenzaban a provocar sospecha. His long absences were starting to provoke suspicion.
Pequeñas partículas en el aire pueden provocar cáncer. Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
Una faceta del genio es la habilidad para provocar escándalos. A facet of genius is the ability to provoke scandals.
Los ingredientes químicos provocan que la boca se seque. The chemical ingredients cause the mouth to dry up.
El niño, al ver una mariposa, comenzó a correr tras ella, provocando así la cólera de su madre que le había ordenado que se quedase quieto mientras ella cotilleaba con la vecina. The boy, upon seeing a butterfly, proceeded to run after it, provoking the anger of his mother, who had ordered him to stay quiet while she gossiped with the lady next door.
Tom parece divertirse mucho tratando de provocar tantos problemas como él pueda. Tom seems to have a lot of fun trying to cause as much trouble as he can.
De haber ocurrido en una ciudad, el accidente hubiera provocado un desastre. Happening in a city, the accident would have caused a disaster.
La invención de la televisión provocó un cambio drástico en nuestra vida cotidiana. The invention of TV caused a drastic change in our daily life.
"¿Sabes que beber eso te puede provocar un aborto?" "Hijo, los hombres no tenemos abortos." "You do know that drinking that can cause you an abortion?" "Son, men don't have abortions."
El repentino aumento de motocicletas está provocando un gran número de accidentes de tráfico cada día. The sudden increase of motorcars is causing a large number of traffic accident every day.
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