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• houkutella• houkutuslintu• houkutus• houkutuskeino• houkutin• viekoitella• viittoilla• viekotella• viehe• uistin• syötti• lumota* * *luə 1. noun(attraction; something very attractive or tempting: The lure of his mother's good cooking brought him back home.) houkutus2. verb(to tempt or attract: The bright lights of the city lured him away from home.) houkutella
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lure — ► VERB ▪ tempt to do something or to go somewhere. ► NOUN 1) a thing that lures a person or animal to do something. 2) the attractive qualities of a person or thing. 3) a type of bait used in fishing or hunting. 4) Falconry a bunch of feathers… … English terms dictionary
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
lure — I verb adlicere, allure, attract, bait, beguile, bewitch, bribe, cajole, captivate, charm, coax, court, decoy, draw on, entice, hold out allurement, hold out temptation, induce, inlicere, inveigle, pellicere, provoke desire, seduce, tantalize,… … Law dictionary
lure — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, irresistible, powerful, strong VERB + LURE ▪ resist ▪ She can t resist the lure of the bright lights … Collocations dictionary
lure — [[t]ljʊ͟ə(r), AM l ʊr[/t]] lures, luring, lured 1) VERB To lure someone means to trick them into a particular place or to trick them into doing something that they should not do. [V n prep/adv] He lured her to his home and shot her with his… … English dictionary
lure — I UK [ljʊə(r)] / US [lʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms lure : present tense I/you/we/they lure he/she/it lures present participle luring past tense lured past participle lured to persuade someone to do something by making it look very attractive… … English dictionary
lure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French lure, leure, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German luoder bait; perhaps akin to Old English lathian to invite, Old High German ladōn Date: 14th century 1. an object usually of leather… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lure — lure1 [ lur ] verb transitive to persuade someone to do something by making it look very attractive: The campaign is designed to lure tourists back to the province. You hope your kids will not be lured into smoking. lure lure 2 [ lur ] noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lure — 1 verb (T) to persuade someone to do something, especially something wrong, by promising them something they want; tempt: lure sb into/to/away etc: I think he s trying to lure you away from Jerry. | prospectors lured to Alaska by the promise of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lure — 1. noun /lʊər,lɔr/ a) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure. b) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish. 2 … Wiktionary
lure into — phr verb Lure into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑trap … Collocations dictionary