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1 beguile
[bɪ'gaɪl]1) (entice, trick) ingannare, abbindolare2) (charm) incantare, sedurre* * *[bi'ɡæil]1) (to occupy (time) pleasantly: He beguiled the time with gardening.) ingannare, passare2) (to charm or amuse (a person): She beguiled the children with stories.) distrarre, divertire•- beguilingly* * *[bɪ'gaɪl]1) (entice, trick) ingannare, abbindolare2) (charm) incantare, sedurre
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while away the time — Synonyms and related words: beguile the time, burn daylight, buy time, consume time, dabble, diddle, doodle, drown care, footle, fribble, fritter away time, have a ball, have fun, keep time, kill time, laugh it up, live it up, look for time,… … Moby Thesaurus
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beguile — beguilement, n. beguiler, n. /bi guyl /, v.t., beguiled, beguiling. 1. to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude. 2. to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually fol. by of): to be beguiled of money. 3. to charm or divert:… … Universalium
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beguile — be•guile [[t]bɪˈgaɪl[/t]] v. t. guiled, guil•ing. 1) to influence by guile; mislead; delude 2) to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usu. fol. by of): to be beguiled of money[/ex] 3) to charm or divert: attractions to beguile the… … From formal English to slang
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waste time — Synonyms and related words: beguile the time, burn daylight, consume time, dabble, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, doodle, drag, falter, flag, footle, fribble, fritter away time, goof off, halt, kill time, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag … Moby Thesaurus
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