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1 tempting
adjective (attractive: That cake looks tempting.) fristende, lokkende -
2 alluring
ə'ljuəriŋ(attractive, tempting.) forlokkende, fristendeadj. \/əˈljʊərɪŋ\/(for)lokkende, fristende, forførerisk -
3 attractive
- tiv1) (pleasant and good- looking: an attractive girl; young and attractive.) tiltrekkende2) (likeable; tempting: an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive.) tiltalende, attraktivadj. \/əˈtræktɪv\/1) attraktiv, inntagende, sympatisk2) interessant3) som tiltrekker -
4 inviting
adjective ((negative uninviting) attractive or tempting: There was an inviting smell coming from the kitchen.) fristende, lokkendeadj. \/ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ\/innbydende, lokkende, fristende, attraktiv -
5 irresistible
iri'zistəbl(too strong, delightful, tempting etc to be resisted: He had an irresistible desire to hit her.) uimotståelig- irresistibilityuimotståeligadj. \/ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl\/uimotståelig -
6 lure
luə 1. noun(attraction; something very attractive or tempting: The lure of his mother's good cooking brought him back home.) agn, lokkemat, tiltrekningskraft2. verb(to tempt or attract: The bright lights of the city lured him away from home.) lure, lokkelokke--------lokkemat--------åteIsubst. \/ljʊə\/, \/lʊə\/1) ( også overført) lokkemat, agn, åte2) ( fiske) drag3) ( fiske) bete, agn, agnfisk4) ( ved jakt med falk) lokkefugl, bulvan, lokkedue5) tiltrekningskraft, fristelse, forlokkende sjarm6) ( veddeløp) harelures forførelseskunsterIIverb \/ljʊə\/, \/lʊə\/lokke, lurelure away lokke bortlure into lokke inn i, lure inn i -
7 proposition
propə'ziʃən 1. noun1) (a proposal or suggestion.) forslag2) (a thing or situation that must be done or dealt with: a difficult proposition.) sak, situasjon2. verb(to propose to someone to have sex together: He was propositioned by a prostitute.) prøve å sjekke opp, foreslå samleieforslagIsubst. \/ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n\/1) påstand, erklæring2) forslag, fremlegg3) ( hverdagslig) affære, sak, historie4) ( om person) type5) ( hverdagslig) uanstendig forslag6) foretak7) ( logikk eller matematikk) (lære)setning8) ( logikk) dom9) ( retorikk) proposisjonenounce a proposition ( filosofi) legge frem eller fremsette et forslagIIverb \/ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n\/bare i uttrykkproposition somebody komme med et uanstendig forslag til noen, komme med et (ofte tvilsomt) forslag til noen -
8 seductive
adjective (tempting, attractive or charming: a seductive melody.) forførende, besnærendeadj. \/sɪˈdʌktɪv\/forførerisk, lokkende, fristende, sjarmerende, forførende, besnærende -
9 tempt
tempt(to (try to) persuade or attract to do something; to make (someone) want to do (something): The sunshine tempted them (to go) out.) friste, lokke- tempter
- tempting
- temptingly
- be tempted to do something
- be temptedverb \/tempt\/1) friste, forlede, lokke2) friste, prøve, utfordretempt fate eller tempt providence utfordre skjebnentempt into friste til å, forlede til å, friste med -
10 temptation
1) (the act of tempting: the temptation of Christ (by the Devil).) fristelse2) (something that tempts: He was surrounded by temptations.) fristelse, tillokkelsesubst. \/tempˈteɪʃ(ə)n\/1) fristelse2) forlokkelselead us not into temptation ( bibelsk) led oss ikke inn i fristelseput temptation in somebody's way utsette noen for fristelseyield\/give way to temptation falle for\/gi etter for en fristelse
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Tempting — Tempt ing, a. Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures. {Tempt ing*ly}, adv. {Tempt ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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tempting — [temp′tiŋ] adj. that tempts; alluring; attractive; seductive temptingly adv … English World dictionary
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