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1 Don't tempt providence!
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2 tempt
transitive verb1) (attract)tempt somebody out/into the town — jemanden hinauslocken/in die Stadt locken
tempt somebody to do something — in jemandem den Wunsch wecken, etwas zu tun
2) (cause to have strong urge)tempt somebody to do something — jemanden geneigt machen, etwas zu tun
be tempted to do something — versucht sein, etwas zu tun
3) (entice) verführenbe tempted into doing something — sich dazu verleiten lassen, etwas zu tun
don't tempt me! — verleite mich nicht!
4) (provoke) herausforderntempt fate or providence — das Schicksal herausfordern
* * *[tempt](to (try to) persuade or attract to do something; to make (someone) want to do (something): The sunshine tempted them (to go) out.) verlocken- academic.ru/74009/temptation">temptation- tempter
- tempting
- temptingly
- be tempted to do something
- be tempted* * *[tempt]vt1. (entice)▪ to \tempt sb jdn in Versuchung führen▪ to be \tempted schwachwerden▪ to be \tempted to do sth versucht sein, etw zu tun▪ to \tempt sb to do [or into doing] sth jdn dazu verleiten [o verführen] [o bringen], etw zu tunto \tempt the appetite den Appetit anregen2. (attract)▪ to \tempt sb jdn reizen [o locken]the sunny day \tempted me into shorts and T-shirt der sonnige Tag verlockte mich dazu, Shorts und T-Shirt zu tragen3.▶ to \tempt fate [or providence] das Schicksal herausfordern* * *[tempt]vt1) (= entice) in Versuchung führen; (successfully) verführen, verleitento tempt sb to do or into doing sth — jdn dazu verleiten or verführen, etw zu tun
don't tempt me — bring or führ mich nicht in Versuchung!
one is tempted to believe that... — man möchte fast glauben, dass...
I am very tempted to accept — ich bin sehr versucht anzunehmen
try and tempt her to eat a little — versuchen Sie, ob Sie sie nicht dazu bringen können, etwas zu essen
are you sure you won't come? – no, I won't be tempted! — willst du bestimmt nicht mitkommen? – nein, ich bleibe hart
to tempt fate or providence (fig) — sein Schicksal herausfordern; (in words) den Teufel an die Wand malen
2) (REL) versuchen, in Versuchung führen* * *tempt [tempt] v/t1. REL und allg jemanden versuchen, in Versuchung führento do, into doing zu tun):tempt sb away from jemanden weglocken von;be tempted to do sth versucht oder geneigt sein, etwas zu tun;can I tempt you to another glass of wine? kann ich Sie noch zu einem Glas Wein verführen?* * *transitive verb1) (attract)tempt somebody out/into the town — jemanden hinauslocken/in die Stadt locken
tempt somebody to do something — in jemandem den Wunsch wecken, etwas zu tun
tempt somebody to do something — jemanden geneigt machen, etwas zu tun
be tempted to do something — versucht sein, etwas zu tun
3) (entice) verführenbe tempted into doing something — sich dazu verleiten lassen, etwas zu tun
4) (provoke) herausforderntempt fate or providence — das Schicksal herausfordern
* * *v.verleiten v.versuchen v.
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