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1 he was sorely tempted
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2 sorely
sorely ['sɔ:lɪ](a) (as intensifier) grandement;∎ the house is sorely in need of a new coat of paint la maison a grandement ou bien besoin d'être repeinte;∎ we are sorely pressed for time nous manquons cruellement de temps;∎ she will be sorely missed elle nous manquera cruellement;∎ I was sorely tempted to accept her offer j'ai été très tenté d'accepter sa proposition∎ sorely wounded grièvement blessé -
3 sorely
adv. zeer, erg, hard[ so:lie]1 ernstig ⇒ in belangrijke mate, pijnlijk♦voorbeelden:he was sorely tempted • hij werd zwaar in verzoeking gebracht -
4 sorely
adverb (badly; acutely.) muy, mucho, profundamente, seriamentetr['sɔːlɪ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be sorely tempted to do something estar muy tentado,-a de hacer algosorely ['sorli] adv: muchísimoit was sorely needed: se necesitaba urgentementeshe was sorely missed: la echaban mucho de menosadv.• con urgencia adv.• muy adv.• penosamente adv.'sɔːrli, 'sɔːlihe'll be sorely missed — lo echaremos (or echarán etc) muchísimo de menos
to be sorely in need of something — necesitar algo urgentemente, tener* necesidad acuciante de algo
b) ( severely) (liter) <afflicted/offended> profundamente['sɔːlɪ]ADV (=very) muy; (=much) mucho; (=deeply) profundamente; (=seriously) seriamente* * *['sɔːrli, 'sɔːli]he'll be sorely missed — lo echaremos (or echarán etc) muchísimo de menos
to be sorely in need of something — necesitar algo urgentemente, tener* necesidad acuciante de algo
b) ( severely) (liter) <afflicted/offended> profundamente -
5 sorely
['sɔːlɪ]sorely tried o tested messo a dura prova; volunteers are sorely needed — c'è un disperato bisogno di volontari
* * *adverb (badly; acutely.) gravemente, dolorosamente* * *sorely /ˈsɔ:lɪ/avv.1 gravemente; dolorosamente; duramente; severamente2 estremamente; assai; molto: to feel sorely tired, sentirsi stanco morto; Help was sorely needed, c'era urgente bisogno d'aiuto; My patience was sorely tried, la mia pazienza fu messa a dura prova.* * *['sɔːlɪ]sorely tried o tested messo a dura prova; volunteers are sorely needed — c'è un disperato bisogno di volontari
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6 tempt
tempt [tempt]∎ to tempt sb to do sth or into doing sth donner à qn l'envie de faire qch;∎ did you hit him? - no, but I was sorely tempted tu l'as frappé? - non, mais ce n'est pas l'envie qui m'en manquait;∎ I'm tempted to accept their offer je suis tenté d'accepter leur proposition;∎ and Satan tempted Christ et Satan tenta le Christ;∎ a rival company tried to tempt him away une entreprise rivale a essayé de le débaucher en lui faisant une offre alléchante;∎ I let myself be tempted into buying the car je n'ai pas pu résister à la tentation d'acheter la voiture;∎ the mild weather tempted us into the garden le temps doux nous a incités à aller au jardin;∎ humorous don't tempt me! n'essayez pas de me tenter!, ne me tentez pas!;∎ can I tempt you to another sandwich? je peux vous proposer encore un sandwich?, vous voulez encore un sandwich?;∎ to tempt fate or Providence tenter le sort ou le diable -
7 tentación
f.temptation, luring, desire, inclination.* * *1 temptation\caer en la tentación to succumb to temptation, give in to temptation* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=impulso) temptation2) * (=cosa tentadora)¡eres mi tentación! — you'll be the ruin of me!
* * *a) ( impulso) temptationtentación DE + INF — temptation to + inf
b) (cosa, persona)* * *= temptation, enticement.Ex. The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.Ex. The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.----* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* resistir una tentación = resist + temptation.* sentir la tentación de = be tempted to.* tener la tentación de = be tempted to.* * *a) ( impulso) temptationtentación DE + INF — temptation to + inf
b) (cosa, persona)* * *= temptation, enticement.Ex: The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.
Ex: The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* resistir una tentación = resist + temptation.* sentir la tentación de = be tempted to.* tener la tentación de = be tempted to.* * *1 (impulso) temptationno nos dejes caer en la tentación ( Relig) lead us not into temptationtentación DE + INF temptation to + INFno pude resistir la tentación de decirle lo que pensaba I couldn't resist the temptation to tell him what I thoughtcayó en la tentación de llevarse el dinero he succumbed to the temptation to take the money2(cosa, persona): los bombones son mi tentación I can't resist chocolates ( colloq), chocolates are my downfall ( colloq)3(CS fam) (ganas de reírse): ¡qué tentación me dio or vino cuando se le rompió la silla! I was dying to laugh o I almost burst out laughing when his seat broke! ( colloq)* * *
tentación sustantivo femenino
b) (cosa, persona):
tentación sustantivo femenino temptation
' tentación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resistir
- resistirse
- sucumbir
- vencer
- caer
- irresistible
English:
resist
- sorely
- temptation
* * *tentación nf1. [impulso] temptation;caer en la tentación to give in to temptation;no caí en la tentación de probar otro bombón I resisted the temptation to try another chocolate;Relno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tener la tentación de hacer algo to be tempted to do sth;tuve la tentación o [m5] me daban tentaciones de abrir los regalos I was tempted to open the presents2. [persona, cosa] temptation;las tartas del escaparate eran una tentación the cakes in the window were a temptation3. RP [de risa] the giggles;su forma de hablar me da mucha tentación the way he speaks gives me the giggles* * *f temptation* * ** * *tentación n temptation
См. также в других словарях:
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