provocado
/pɾobokado/from spelling rules
In Spanish, provocado is used to say triggered.
While provocado can mean 'angered' in a psychological sense, it is most commonly used in Spanish to describe a causal relationship, such as an event triggering a reaction or a disaster.
Meaning: angered, agitated (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
provocado is the past participle of the verb provocar, which literally means to cause, provoke or incite.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form changes to provocada if the noun being described is feminine, provocados if the noun being described is masculine plural and provocadas if the noun being described is feminine plural.
How do you pronounce it?
/pɾobokado/
Did you know?
- While provocado is the translation for 'triggered', Spanish speakers often use the phrase perder los estribos to describe the act of losing one's temper. This literally means 'to lose the stirrups', referring to a rider losing control of their horse.
- An English speaker might try to use disparado for 'triggered' based on the mechanical concept of a gun trigger, but this refers only to being 'shot' or 'fired' and cannot be used for abstract or emotional triggers.
- In modern internet slang, young Spanish speakers often use the English loanword 'triggered' or the adapted triggereado instead of provocado to specifically refer to social media outrage.
Examples in context
- Las fuertes lluvias de esta semana han provocado inundaciones devastadoras por Europa occidental, matando e hiriendo a decenas de personas y destruyendo hogares y medios de vida.Heavy rainfall this week has triggered devastating floods across western Europe, killing and injuring scores of people, destroying homes and livelihoods.This sentence shows how provocado is used to describe a causal relationship between rainfall and floods.Tatoeba #10178488 by Seael, translation #10177997 by Hybrid
- No le digas eso a Laura, se pone como una moto.Don't say that to Laura, she gets triggered easily.
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are discussing a stressful social media post.
- SofíaEste video me dejó muy provocado.This video left me feeling very triggered.
- DanielEntiendo, es un tema muy difícil.I understand, it is a very difficult topic.
- SofíaSí, me puso muy nerviosa.Yes, it made me very nervous.
- DanielMejor deja el teléfono un momento, Sofía.Better put the phone down for a moment, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
