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attract [ə'trækt](a) (draw, cause to come near) attirer;∎ the proposal attracted a lot of attention/interest la proposition a attiré l'attention/a éveillé l'intérêt de beaucoup de gens;∎ to attract criticism s'attirer des critiques;∎ we hope to attract more young people to the church nous espérons attirer davantage de jeunes à l'église(b) (be attractive to) attirer, séduire, plaire;∎ she's attracted to men with beards elle est attirée par les barbus;∎ what really attracts me to him is his sense of humour ce qui me plaît chez lui c'est son sens de l'humour;∎ what is it that attracts you about skiing? qu'est-ce qui vous plaît ou séduit dans le ski?s'attirer;∎ opposites attract les contraires s'attirent
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