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arouse
/əˈraʊz/ [aroused, arousing]Translation
v [t]
›
⇨ provocar
⇨ suscitar
My answer aroused criticism Mi respuesta suscitó críticas
› (un sentimiento o una sensación)
⇨ despertar
That smell has aroused my appetite Ese olor ha despertado mi apetito
›
⇨ enfadar
⇨ alterar
His words aroused me Sus palabras me alteraron
›
⇨ excitar [sexualmente]
to arouse sb from sleep (form)
⇨ despertar a alguien
(Definition of arouse v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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