triezen

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (weak) to disturb or annoy someone, especially in order to provoke a reaction; to goad
2. (dated, weak) to pull something up with a winch, (historical also) to punish a seaman by pulling him up in such a way

Sinonieme

piesacken

zusetzen

zu schaffen machen

plagen

quälen

jdm. nachstellen

aufziehen

vexieren

belästigen

hänseln

necken

traktieren

Vertalings

pester

asticoter

importuner

tourmenter

seccare

scocciare

tormentare

lastigvallen

treiteren

pesten

jennen

klieren

percaçar

assetjar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tʁiːtsən/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Low German tritzen (and variants). Equivalent to Trieze (“winch”) + -en. The modern sense is figurative from the nautical punishment.