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I [lʊə(r)]1) (for birds) richiamo m.; (for fish) esca f.2) (attraction) allettamento m., esca f. (of per)II [lʊə(r)]verbo transitivo attirare ( into in)to lure sb. into doing sth. — indurre qcn. a fare qcs. con l'inganno
to lure sb. away from his studies — distogliere o distrarre qcn. dagli studi
* * *[luə] 1. noun(attraction; something very attractive or tempting: The lure of his mother's good cooking brought him back home.) richiamo, lusinga2. verb(to tempt or attract: The bright lights of the city lured him away from home.) richiamare, attrarre* * *[ljʊə(r)]1. n(decoy, bait) richiamo, esca, (fig: charm) attrazione f, lusinga2. vt* * *lure /lʊə(r)/n.6 [u] (leg.) adescamento.(to) lure /lʊə(r)/v. t.2 (fig.) adescare; allettare; attrarre; blandire; lusingare: He was lured on by false hopes, è stato allettato da fallaci speranze● to lure sb. away from st., allettare q. ad abbandonare qc. □ to lure sb. into doing st., convincere (con allettamenti o lusinghe) q. a fare qc.* * *I [lʊə(r)]1) (for birds) richiamo m.; (for fish) esca f.2) (attraction) allettamento m., esca f. (of per)II [lʊə(r)]verbo transitivo attirare ( into in)to lure sb. into doing sth. — indurre qcn. a fare qcs. con l'inganno
to lure sb. away from his studies — distogliere o distrarre qcn. dagli studi
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lure — [lʊə, ljʊə ǁ lʊr] verb [transitive] to attract customers, workers, money etc from another company or place, especially by making a product, service, or job sound very exciting, profitable etc: • Even with Oscar nominations to lure audiences, the… … Financial and business terms
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