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A n lit, fig appât m ; to use sth/sb as bait utiliser qch/qn comme appât ; to rise to ou swallow the bait lit, fig mordre à l'hameçon.B vtr1 ( put bait on) appâter [trap, hook] (with avec) ; they baited the trap with her son fig ils se sont servis de son fils comme appât ;2 ( tease) taquiner [person] ;3 ( set dogs on) lancer des chiens contre [bear, badger]. -
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bait [beɪt]1. nounappât m[+ hook, trap] appâter* * *[beɪt] 1.noun lit, fig appât m2.to rise to ou swallow the bait — lit, fig mordre à l'hameçon
transitive verb1) ( put bait on) appâter [trap, hook] ( with avec)2) ( tease) taquiner [person] -
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bait [beɪt]1 nounappât m, amorce f; figurative appât m, leurre m;∎ also figurative to rise to or swallow or take the bait mordre (à l'hameçon) -
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I [beɪt]nome esca f. (anche fig.)II [beɪt]to rise to, swallow the bait — abboccare (anche fig.)
1) (put bait on) innescare [trap, hook]* * *[beit] 1. noun(food used to attract fish, animals etc which one wishes to catch, kill etc: Before he went fishing he dug up some worms for bait.) esca2. verb(to put bait on or in (a hook, trap etc): He baited the mousetrap with cheese.) munire di esca* * *[beɪt]1. n(also), fig esca2. vt* * *bait /beɪt/n. [cu]1 ( pesca) esca: live bait, pesciolini (o vermi, ecc.) usati come esca; bait-casting, pesca con canna ed esca; to take the bait, abboccare2 (fig.) esca; lusinga; allettamento: to rise to (o to take) the bait, reagire come previsto; abboccare.(to) bait /beɪt/A v. t.2 (fig.) tormentare; stuzzicare; punzecchiare3 (fig.) lusingare; allettare4 (stor.) aizzare i cani contro (un animale innocuo o incatenato, per divertimento)B v. i.baitingn. [u]1 (stor.) l'aizzare cani contro un animale innocuo o incatenato ( per divertimento): bear-baiting, combattimento di cani contro un orso alla catena2 (fig.) scherno; irrisione.* * *I [beɪt]nome esca f. (anche fig.)II [beɪt]to rise to, swallow the bait — abboccare (anche fig.)
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1. n приманка; наживкаworms are good bait for fish — червяки — хорошая наживка для рыбы
ledger bait — наживка; насадка
2. n искушение, соблазн3. n травля собаками4. n сл. гнев, ярость5. n еда, закуска6. n корм7. n привал8. n кормление лошадей9. v насаживать наживку на крючок10. v ловить на удочку, на приманку11. v завлекать, соблазнять12. v травить; подвергать травле, преследованию; изводить, не давать покоя13. v дразнить, подтруниватьshe loves to bait him about his male vanity — ей доставляет удовольствие задеть его мужское самолюбие
14. v редк. кормить лошадей15. v редк. делать привал, останавливаться16. v редк. задерживатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. lure (noun) allurement; attraction; bribe; come-on; decoy; enticement; inducement; inveiglement; lure; seducement; siren song; snare; temptation; trap2. lure (verb) allure; attract; beguile; decoy; draw; entice; entrap; inveigle; lead on; lure; seduce; tantalize; tempt; toll; train3. tease (verb) anger; badger; beleaguer; bullyrag; chivy; harass; heckle; hector; hound; molest; nag; persecute; ride; tantalise; taunt; tease; tormentАнтонимический ряд:comfort; deterrent; intimidation; prohibition; repulse; scarecrow; threat; warning -
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1.[beɪt]transitive verb1) mit einem Köder versehen [Falle]; beködern [Angelhaken]2. noun(lit. or fig.) Köder, der* * *[beit] 1. noun(food used to attract fish, animals etc which one wishes to catch, kill etc: Before he went fishing he dug up some worms for bait.) der Köder2. verb(to put bait on or in (a hook, trap etc): He baited the mousetrap with cheese.) mit einem Köder verschen* * *[beɪt]I. n Köder m a. figto swallow the \bait anbeißen; ( fig)to rise to [swallow [or take]] the \bait sich akk ködern lassen fig, anbeißen fig, in die Falle gehen figII. vt▪ to \bait sth etw mit einem Köder versehen2. (tease)▪ to \bait sb [about sth] jdn [mit etw dat] aufziehen; (harass) jdn [wegen einer S. gen] schikanieren3. (torment)▪ to \bait an animal die Hunde auf ein Tier hetzen* * *[beɪt] Köder m2. vt1) hook, trap mit einem Köder versehen, beködern* * *bait [beıt]A s1. Köder m (auch fig):2. obs Erfrischungspause f, Rast f (auf der Reise)3. obs Füttern n und Tränken n (der Pferde etc)B v/t1. mit einem Köder versehen3. JAGD (mit Hunden) hetzen4. fig quälen, peinigen5. obs Pferde etc (besonders auf der Reise) füttern und tränkenC v/i1. obs einkehren, Rast machen2. obs fressen* * *1.[beɪt]transitive verb1) mit einem Köder versehen [Falle]; beködern [Angelhaken]2. noun(lit. or fig.) Köder, der* * *n.anlocken v. -
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1. n разг. попытка раздразнить, поддразнивание2. v дразнить; поддразниватьhe is not soon provoked, however teased — сколько его ни дразни, его трудно вывести из себя
3. v уст. надоедать, приставать4. v уст. домогаться, выпрашиватьthat child teases for everything he sees — этот ребёнок клянчит всё, что ни увидит
5. v уст. чесать6. v уст. ворсовать7. v уст. начёсывать, взбивать; делать начёс или причёску с начёсомСинонимический ряд:1. kidder (noun) kidder; pest; tormentor2. bait (verb) anger; bait; goad; heckle; hector; nag; tantalise; torment3. bother (verb) annoy; bother; disturb; plague; taunt; vex4. harass (verb) harass; irritate; mock; molest5. joke (verb) joke; josh; kid; razz6. worry (verb) badger; bedevil; beleaguer; dun; gnaw; hagride; harry; hound; needle; pester; tantalize; worry -
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[beɪt] nKöder m (a. fig)to swallow the \bait anbeißen; ( fig)to rise to swallow [or swallow] the \bait [or take] sich akk ködern lassen ( fig), anbeißen ( fig), in die Falle gehen ( fig) vt1) ( put bait on)to \bait sth etw mit einem Köder versehen2) ( tease)to \bait sb [about sth] jdn [mit etw dat] aufziehen;3) ( torment)to \bait sb jdn quälen;( with dogs)to \bait an animal die Hunde auf ein Tier hetzen -
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[beɪt] 1. сущ.1) приманка, наживкаto offer / hold out / put out / set out bait — положить приманку
Syn:2) искушение, соблазнto take the / jump at the / swallow the bait — попасться на удочку, поддаться искушению
When she attempts to make you feel guilty, don't take the bait… — Когда она пытается сделать так, чтобы ты почувствовал себя виноватым, не попадайся ей на удочку…
3) уст. привал, на котором путешественники перекусывают ( и кормят лошадей)4) уст. травля собаками2. гл.2) завлекать, искушать, приманивать3) охот. травить собаками; охотиться с собакамиSyn:4) дразнить, изводить, не давать покоя; травитьSyn:5) уст. кормить лошадь ( в пути)7) уст. останавливаться в пути для отдыха и еды; останавливаться где-л. ненадолгоFor evil news rides post, while good news baits. — Ибо плохие новости прибывают быстро, а хорошие как будто задерживаются в разных местах по пути.
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[beɪt] 1. nprzynęta f2. vt( tease) drażnićto bait a hook — zakładać (założyć perf) przynętę na haczyk
* * *[beit] 1. noun(food used to attract fish, animals etc which one wishes to catch, kill etc: Before he went fishing he dug up some worms for bait.) przynęta2. verb(to put bait on or in (a hook, trap etc): He baited the mousetrap with cheese.) założyć przynętę -
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12 подкачвам
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13 härnätä
yks.nom. härnätä; yks.gen. härnään; yks.part. härnäsi; yks.ill. härnäisi; mon.gen. härnätköön; mon.part. härnännyt; mon.ill. härnättiinbait (verb)chaff (verb)rag (verb)tantalize (verb)tease (verb)* * *• chaff• hoax• irritate• kid• provoke• rag• spoof• tease• bait -
14 дразнить (II) (нсв)
............................................................1. tease bait............................................................2. whet(vt. & n.) تیز کردن، برانگیختن، تهییج کردن، صاف کن، آبچرا، عمل تیز کردن به وسیله مالش -
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подкача̀,подка̀чвам гл. ( дразня) tease, bait, joke. -
16 een hond ophitsen
een hond ophitsentease/bait a dogVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een hond ophitsen
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17 ophitsen
♦voorbeelden:1 een hond ophitsen • tease/bait a dogiemand ophitsen • get someone's hackles upde mensen tegen elkaar ophitsen • set people at one another's throats -
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• bait; banter; chip; gibe; jeer; kids; mock; skit; squib; tease -
19 provocar
v.1 to provoke.El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebodyprovocó las risas de todos he made everyone laughel polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).* * *1 to provoke\provocar el parto to induce birth* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite¡no me provoques! — don't start me!
provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury
4) [sexualmente] to rouse2. VI1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?
¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?
no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea
-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"
no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today
2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up ** * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *provocar [A2 ]vtA1 (causar, ocasionar) to causeun cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigaretteuna decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversyno se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire2 ( Med):provocar el parto to induce labor*las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reactionel antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodiesB ‹persona›1 (al enfado) to provoke2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on■ provocarvi( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)( refl):se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself* * *
provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke
' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck
* * *♦ vt1. [incitar] to provoke;¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes♦ viCarib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?* * *v/t1 cause2 el enfado provoke3 sexualmente lead on4 parto induce5:¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?* * *provocar {72} vt1) causar: to provoke, to cause2) irritar: to provoke, to pique* * *provocar vb1. (en general) to cause2. (incendio) to start3. (una persona) to provoke -
20 seducir
v.1 to attract, to charm.2 to seduce, to charm, to tempt, to attract with a bait.María tentó a Ricardo Mary tempted Richard.* * *1 (gen) to seduce2 (persuadir) to tempt, seduce3 (cautivar) to captivate* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [en sentido sexual] to seduce2) (=cautivar) to charm, captivate3) [moralmente] to lead astray2.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( en sentido sexual) to seduceb) (fascinar, cautivar) to captivatec) idea/proposición ( atraer) to attract, tempt* * *= entice, lure, seduce, beguile, charm, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], weave + magic spell, cast + a (magic) spell, catch + Posesivo + fancy.Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.Ex. Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.Ex. The article ' Seducing the reader' describes how US publishers use mailings, special offers, contests, and television and radio promotion to draw readers.Ex. Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.Ex. The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( en sentido sexual) to seduceb) (fascinar, cautivar) to captivatec) idea/proposición ( atraer) to attract, tempt* * *= entice, lure, seduce, beguile, charm, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], weave + magic spell, cast + a (magic) spell, catch + Posesivo + fancy.Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.Ex: The article ' Seducing the reader' describes how US publishers use mailings, special offers, contests, and television and radio promotion to draw readers.Ex: Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.* * *seducir [I6 ]vt1 (en sentido sexual) to seduce2 (fascinar, cautivar) to captivateseduce a todo el mundo con su encanto she captivates everyone with her charm, she charms everyoneseducido por su mirada captivated o fascinated by the way she looked at himno te dejes seducir por su atractivo y sus palabras don't fall for his good looks and fine words3 «idea/proposición» (atraer) to attract, temptno me seduce nada la idea I don't find the idea at all attractive, the idea doesn't appeal to me at alluna forma de seducir a los inversores a way of attracting investors* * *
seducir ( conjugate seducir) verbo transitivo
seducir verbo transitivo
1 (físicamente) to seduce
2 (tentar, atraer) to tempt: la idea me seduce, the idea is tempting
3 (arrastrar, embaucar) to take in: no te dejes seducir por su palabrería, don't let yourself be taken in by all his talk
' seducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ligar
- tentar
English:
captivate
- entice
- seduce
- beguile
* * *seducir vt1. [atraer] to attract, to charm;sedujo a sus compañeros con su simpatía he won over his colleagues with his personal charm;¿te seduce la idea de ir a la playa? how do you like the idea of going to the beach?;la idea no me seduce demasiado I'm not too keen on the idea2. [sexualmente] to seduce* * *v/t1 ( enamorar) seduce2 ( atraer) attract3 ( cautivar) captivate, charm* * *seducir {61} vt1) : to seduce2) : to captivate, to charm
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