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tantalize

  • 1 tantalize

    transitive verb
    reizen; (tease also) zappeln lassen (ugs.); (with promises) [falsche] Hoffnungen wecken bei
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    (to tease or torment (a person etc) by making him want something he cannot have and by keeping it just beyond his reach: The expensive clothes in the shop-window tantalized her.) quälen
    - academic.ru/73378/tantalizing">tantalizing
    - tantalising
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    tan·ta·lize
    [ˈtæntəlaɪz, AM -t̬əl-]
    I. vt
    ▪ to \tantalize sb
    1. (torment) jdn quälen [o peinigen]
    stop asking me — don't \tantalize me hör auf, mich zu fragen — quäl mich nicht
    2. (excite) jdn reizen; (fascinate) jdn in den Bann ziehen
    the novel \tantalized him der Roman ließ ihn nicht mehr los
    3. (keep in suspense) jdn auf die Folter spannen fig [o fam zappeln lassen]
    tell me what you know — don't \tantalize me sag mir, was du weißt — spann mich nicht länger auf die Folter
    II. vi
    1. (torment) quälen, peinigen
    2. (excite) reizen, einen Reiz ausüben
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    ['tntəlaɪz]
    vt
    reizen; (= torment also) quälen
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    tantalize [-laız] v/t peinigen, quälen
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    transitive verb
    reizen; (tease also) zappeln lassen (ugs.); (with promises) [falsche] Hoffnungen wecken bei
    * * *
    (US) v.
    peinigen v.
    quälen v. (with) v.
    aufreizen v.
    hinhalten (mit) v.

    English-german dictionary > tantalize

  • 2 tantalize

    tan·ta·lize [ʼtæntəlaɪz, Am -t̬əl-] vt
    to \tantalize sb
    1) ( torment) jdn quälen [o peinigen];
    stop asking me - don't \tantalize me hör auf, mich zu fragen - quäl mich nicht
    2) ( excite) jdn reizen;
    ( fascinate) jdn in den Bann ziehen;
    the novel \tantalized him der Roman ließ ihn nicht mehr los
    3) ( keep in suspense) jdn auf die Folter spannen ( fig); [o ( fam) zappeln lassen];
    tell me what you know - don't \tantalize me sag mir, was du weißt - spann mich nicht länger auf die Folter vi
    1) ( torment) quälen, peinigen
    2) ( excite) reizen, einen Reiz ausüben

    English-German students dictionary > tantalize

См. также в других словарях:

  • Tantalize — Tan ta*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tantalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tantalizing}.] [From {Tantalus}: cf. F. tantaliser.] To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tantalize — index bait (lure), interest, lure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tantalize — (v.) 1590s, from L. TANTALUS (Cf. Tantalus), from Gk. Tantalos, king of Phrygia, son of Zeus, punished in the afterlife (for an offense variously given) by being made to stand in a river up to his chin, under branches laden with fruit, all of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • tantalize — (Amer.) tan·ta·lize || tæntÉ™laɪz v. tease, provoke or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it; expose someone to something inaccessible; annoy; criticize (also tantalise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tantalize — tease, harass, harry, *worry, annoy, plague, pester Analogous words: vex, *annoy, irk, bother: torment, torture, try, *afflict: *bait, badger Antonyms: satisfy …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • tantalize — means more than just ‘tease or torment’, as is shown by the word s origins in the treatment meted out to the legendary Phrygian king Tantalus, who was forced to stand in water which receded when he tried to drink and under branches that drew back …   Modern English usage

  • tantalize — [v] provoke, tease annoy, badger, baffle, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, charm, entice, fascinate, frustrate, gnaw, harass, harry, keep hanging*, lead on, make mouth water*, pester, plague, taunt, thwart, titillate, torment, torture, worry; concepts 7 …   New thesaurus

  • tantalize — (also tantalise) ► VERB ▪ torment or tease with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable or withheld. DERIVATIVES tantalization noun tantalizing adjective. ORIGIN from Tantalus in Greek mythology, who was punished for his crimes by… …   English terms dictionary

  • tantalize — [tan′tə līz΄] vt. tantalized, tantalizing [< TANTALUS + IZE] to tease or disappoint by promising or showing something desirable and then withholding it tantalization n. tantalizer n …   English World dictionary

  • tantalize — UK [ˈtæntəlaɪz] / US [ˈtænt(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms tantalize : present tense I/you/we/they tantalize he/she/it tantalizes present participle tantalizing past tense tantalized past participle tantalized to make someone feel excited… …   English dictionary

  • tantalize — See tantalize, harass …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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