German-English translations for erregen

arouse
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Instead, the confusion governing action in this field serves only to arouse suspicion. Stattdessen ist die in diesem Bereich herrschende Verwirrung nun lediglich geeignet, Verdacht zu erregen. They did not come to Brussels to complain in order to arouse sympathy or ask for money. Sie kamen nicht nach Brüssel, um Mitleid zu erregen oder um Geld zu bitten. These are documents which always arouse keen interest among journalists and entities involved in social issues. Diese Papiere erregen bei Journalisten und Organisationen, die mit sozialen Fragen befasst sind, stets reges Interesse.
excite
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The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone presentFavoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favoredThe political reforms excited unrest among the population

stir up
agitateHe was greatly agitated by the newsthe wind agitates the seato agitate water in a vessel
annoy
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Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her offto annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade
cause
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In that respect, your Presidency’s priorities cause us great concern. In dieser Hinsicht erregen die Prioritäten Ihrer Präsidentschaft bei uns große Besorgnis. We believe that salary levels too cause offence, since the new levels are very high. Anstoß erregen unserer Ansicht nach auch die Entschädigungen für die Abgeordneten, da die neuen Beträge sehr hoch liegen. That would inevitably cause a backlash in the countries that are not greatly affected by this problem. Natürlich würde das den Unwillen der Mitgliedstaaten erregen, die von diesem Problem weniger betroffen sind.
chafe
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to chafe a cableA cable chafes
exhilarate
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Good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates the drinker

frayThe ribbon frayed at the cut end.The hectic day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as stringsThough they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.
provoke
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Dont provoke the dog; it may try to bite you
thrill
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titillateThe dancer titillated her audience with gyrations and suggestive movements
vellicateSmooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth