No. 961 in Bulgarian

предизвика

"Предизвика" means "to provoke," "to cause," or "to challenge" in English.

In a sentence

Той предизвика дебат по време на срещата.
He incited a debate during the meeting.
In this sentence, "предизвика" is used to mean "incited" or "caused" regarding the initiation of a debate.
Предизвиках себе си да пробягам десет километра.
I challenged myself to run ten kilometers.
Here, "предизвиках" means "challenged" and is used to express setting a challenge or a goal for oneself.
Силната буря предизвика наводнения в региона.
The strong storm caused flooding in the region.
In this context, "предизвика" refers to causing an event to happen, specifically the effect of the storm leading to flooding.

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