VEX

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vex verb A. tranzitiv

1. a vexa, a jigni, a supăra, a mâhni, a necăji, a irita, a importuna, a plictisi, a contraria.

2. a necăji (animale).

3. a nelinişti, a tulbura, a alarma.

4. a contesta, a tăgădui; a discuta, a dezbate.

5. a agita, a răzvrăti.

6. (înv.) a chinui, a tortura, a canoni; a mâhni.

vex verb B. reflexiv

a se chinui, a se mâhni, a se întrista, a se supăra.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

I suppose you have had as little to vex you since you came into this house as any creature in the world.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

She was very much vexed, and meant to make her apology as soon as possible.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

Then Dummling asked once more for his bride, but the king was vexed that such an ugly fellow, whom everyone called Dummling, should take away his daughter, and he made a new condition; he must first find a man who could eat a whole mountain of bread.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

“It was my rough words which vexed you; but I have been thrown among men all my life, and indeed, with all the will, I scarce know how to temper my speech to a lady's ear.”

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Mrs. Markleham,” said the Doctor, “was quite vexed about him, poor thing; so we have got him at home again; and we have bought him a little Patent place, which agrees with him much better.”

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

As she spoke, she felt that Captain Wentworth was looking at her, the consciousness of which vexed and embarrassed her, and made her regret that she had said so much, simple as it was.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

She was vexed.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Elizabeth's collected behaviour, however, soon quieted his emotion; and as Miss Bingley, vexed and disappointed, dared not approach nearer to Wickham, Georgiana also recovered in time, though not enough to be able to speak any more.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

Hans soon came to himself, and got upon his legs again, sadly vexed, and said to the shepherd, This riding is no joke, when a man has the luck to get upon a beast like this that stumbles and flings him off as if it would break his neck.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

When Edmund, therefore, told her in reply, as he did when she would give him the hearing, that she need not distress herself on Mrs. Rushworth's account, because he had taken the opportunity, as he walked with her through the hall, of mentioning Miss Price as one who would probably be of the party, and had directly received a very sufficient invitation for his cousin, Mrs. Norris was too much vexed to submit with a very good grace, and would only say, Very well, very well, just as you chuse, settle it your own way, I am sure I do not care about it.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

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