No. 5,638 in Spanish
provocaron
"Provocaron" means "they caused" or "they provoked."
In a sentence
Las fuertes lluvias provocaron inundaciones en toda la ciudad.
The heavy rains caused floods throughout the city.
In this sentence, 'provocaron' is used in the sense of 'caused' as a verb implying an action led to an effect, specifically indicating the strong rains caused the floods.
Los comentarios imprudentes provocaron malentendidos entre los compañeros.
The imprudent comments provoked misunderstandings among the colleagues.
Here, 'provocaron' suggests triggering or initiating an unintentional reaction, where the comments were the cause of misunderstandings.
Las decisiones de la junta provocaron protestas por parte de los empleados.
The board's decisions provoked protests from the employees.
In this context, 'provocaron' is conveying the initiation of a reaction (protests) stemming from decisions made by the board.
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