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1 tempting
adjective (attractive: That cake looks tempting.) tentadortempting adj tentadortr['temptɪŋ]1 tentador,-raadj.• apetecible adj.• apetitoso, -a adj.• tentador adj.• tentadora adj.'temptɪŋit is tempting to speculate on what might have happened — la idea de especular sobre lo que podría haber pasado es tentadora
['temptɪŋ]ADJ [food] apetitoso; [offer, idea] tentador* * *['temptɪŋ] -
2 inviting
adjective ((negative uninviting) attractive or tempting: There was an inviting smell coming from the kitchen.) tentador, atractivotr[ɪn'vaɪtɪŋ]inviting [ɪn'vaɪt̬ɪŋ] adj: atractivo, atrayenteadj.• apetitoso, -a adj.• atrayente adj.• incitante adj.• provocativo, -a adj.ɪn'vaɪtɪŋ[ɪn'vaɪtɪŋ]ADJ1) (=appealing) [atmosphere, place, room] acogedor; [prospect] atractivo; [appearance] (of person) atrayente; (of food) tentador; [food] apetitoso, apetecible; [smell] apetitoso; [book] que incita a la lectura, que invita a la lecturashe offered him the plate with an inviting smile — le ofreció el plato animándole a comer con una sonrisa
with an inviting gesture, she showed him to his room — le hizo un gesto invitándole a seguirla y le enseñó su habitación
2) (=seductive) [smile, look, gesture] incitante, sugerente* * *[ɪn'vaɪtɪŋ] -
3 attractive
- tiv1) (pleasant and good- looking: an attractive girl; young and attractive.) atractivo2) (likeable; tempting: an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive.) atrayente; interesanteattractive adj atractivotr[ə'træktɪv]1 (person) atractivo,-a2 (offer) interesante, tentador,-raattractive [ə'træktɪv] adj: atractivo, atrayenteadj.• agradable adj.• atractivo, -a adj.• atrayente adj.• gachón, -ona adj.• halagüeño, -a adj.• retrechero, -a adj.ə'træktɪva) ( person) atractivo; <personality/smile> atractivo, atrayenteb) <offer/price> atractivo, tentador, interesante[ǝ'træktɪv]ADJ1) (=appealing to senses) [woman, picture, house, features] atractivo; [voice, smile, personality] atractivo, atrayente; [name] bonito; [sound] agradablehe was immensely attractive to women — las mujeres lo encontraban muy atractivo, a las mujeres les parecía muy atractivo
2) (=interesting) [price, salary, offer] atractivo; [option, plan, prospect] atrayente3) (Phys)attractive power — fuerza f de atracción
* * *[ə'træktɪv]a) ( person) atractivo; <personality/smile> atractivo, atrayenteb) <offer/price> atractivo, tentador, interesante -
4 seductive
adjective (tempting, attractive or charming: a seductive melody.) seductortr[sɪ'dʌktɪv]seductive [sɪ'dʌktɪv] adj: seductor, seductivoadj.• seductivo, -a adj.• seductor adj.sɪ'dʌktɪv[sɪ'dʌktɪv]ADJ [person, voice, clothes, perfume] seductor; [smile] seductor, provocativo; [offer] tentador, atractivo* * *[sɪ'dʌktɪv] -
5 lure
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1. noun(attraction; something very attractive or tempting: The lure of his mother's good cooking brought him back home.) tentación, aliciente
2. verb(to tempt or attract: The bright lights of the city lured him away from home.) atraer, tentartr[lʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (decoy) señuelo2 figurative use aliciente nombre masculino1 seducir, atraerlure n1) attraction: atractivo m2) enticement: señuelo m, aliciente m3) bait: cebo m artificial (en la pesca)n.• aliciente s.m.• anzuelo s.m.• añagaza s.f.• carnada s.f.• cebo s.m.• engaño s.m.• reclamo s.m.• señuelo s.m.v.• atraer con señuelo v.• entruchar v.• reclamar v.• seducir v.• tentar v.
I lʊr, ljʊə(r), lʊə(r)transitive verb atraer*
II
a) c u ( attraction) atractivo mb) c (enticement, bait) señuelo m, aliciente m[ljʊǝ(r)]1.N (=decoy) señuelo m ; (=bait) cebo m ; (fig) atractivo m, aliciente m, encanto m2.VT [+ person] atraer; [+ animal] atraer (con un señuelo)he was lured away from the company by a more lucrative offer — dejó la empresa atraído por una oferta más lucrativa
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I [lʊr, ljʊə(r), lʊə(r)]transitive verb atraer*
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a) c u ( attraction) atractivo mb) c (enticement, bait) señuelo m, aliciente m -
6 dangle
'dæŋɡl(to (cause to) hang loosely: She dangled her scarf out of the car window.) dejar colgadotr['dæŋgəl]1 colgar, pender■ she had long earrings dangling from her ears llevaba unos pendientes largos que le colgaban de las orejas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto dangle something in front of somebody ofrecerle algo a alguien (como incentivo)hang: colgar, penderdangle vt1) swing: hacer oscilar2) proffer: ofrecer (como incentivo)3)to keep someone dangling : dejar a alguien en suspensov.• balancear (en el aire) v.• colgar en el aire o flojamente v.• pender v.'dæŋgəl
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intransitive verb colgar*, pender
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vt hacer* oscilar['dæŋɡl]he dangled the possibility of promotion in front of her — quiso tentarla con la posibilidad de un ascenso
1. VT1) [+ arm, leg] colgar; [+ object on string etc] dejar colgado2) (fig) [+ tempting offer]to dangle sth in front of or before sb — tentar a algn con algo
2.VI colgar, penderto keep sb dangling — (fig) tener a algn pendiente
* * *['dæŋgəl]
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intransitive verb colgar*, pender
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vt hacer* oscilar
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