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1 tempting
adjective (attractive: That cake looks tempting.) mamljiv* * *[témptiə]adjective ( temptingly adverb)vabljiv, zapeljiv, mičen, zbujajoč poželjenje -
2 tempt
[tempt](to (try to) persuade or attract to do something; to make (someone) want to do (something): The sunshine tempted them (to go) out.) mamiti- tempter
- tempting
- temptingly
- be tempted to do something
- be tempted* * *[tempt]transitive verbskušati, zavesti (privesti) v skušnjavo, mikati, izzivati, mamiti, zapeljevati, zbujati poželenje; pregovoriti; staviti na preskušnjoa tempting offer — vabljiva, zapeljiva ponudbato tempt Providence — skušati, izzivati usodoI am tempted to... — mika me, hoče se mi, sem v skušnjavi, da...I was strongly tempted to resist — zelo me je mikalo, da bi se uprlnothing would tempt me to do it — nič me ne bi zavedlo, da bi to storil -
3 alluring
[ə'ljuəriŋ](attractive, tempting.) privlačen* * *[əljúəriŋ]adjective ( alluringly adverb)vabljiv, zapeljiv, mikaven, očarljiv -
4 attractive
[-tiv]1) (pleasant and good- looking: an attractive girl; young and attractive.) privlačen2) (likeable; tempting: an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive.) privlačen* * *[ətraektiv]adjective ( attractively adverb)privlačen; vabljiv, mamljiv, zapeljiv, očarljiv, prikupenattractive force — natezna sila, privlačnost -
5 inviting
adjective ((negative uninviting) attractive or tempting: There was an inviting smell coming from the kitchen.) vabljiv* * *[inváitiŋ]adjective ( invitingly adverb)zapeljiv, vabljiv, privlačen, mamljiv -
6 irresistible
[iri'zistəbl](too strong, delightful, tempting etc to be resisted: He had an irresistible desire to hit her.) neustavljiv- irresistibility* * *[irizístəbl]adjective ( irresistibly adverb)neustavljiv, nepremagljiv, nevzdržljiv -
7 lure
[luə] 1. noun(attraction; something very attractive or tempting: The lure of his mother's good cooking brought him back home.) vaba2. verb(to tempt or attract: The bright lights of the city lured him away from home.) zvabiti* * *I [l(j)úə]nounvaba (to za); figuratively čar, mik; figuratively past, zanka; vaba za sokole (šop peres z vabo na dolgi vrvi)II [l(j)úə]transitive verb -
8 seductive
adjective (tempting, attractive or charming: a seductive melody.) zapeljiv* * *[sidʌktiv]adjective ( seductively adverb)zapeljiv, privlačen, vabljiv, mamljiv, skušnjavski -
9 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tako2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tako3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tako4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) tudi5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') seveda2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) torej- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *[sóu]I.adverbtako, na ta način, s tem; v takem stanju; v redu, dobro; zato, potemtakem, iz tega razloga, zaradi tega, torej, kot posledica tega; tudi;1.so so — tako tako, ne dobro ne slaboso as — na isti način kot; tako da (posledica)so... as — toliko... kolikorso be it! — tako bodi! pa dobro! (naj bo!)so far forth — do te stopnje, archaic doslejso far from — nasprotno od, namesto daso fashion American na ta način, takoso help me! — (prisega) tako mi bog pomagaj!so long! colloquially na svidenje!so many — tako mnogi, tolikiso many men, so many minds — kolikor ljudi (glav), toliko mnenjso much — toliko, v tolikšni meriso much for that — toliko o tem, s tem je stvar urejenaso then — torej tako je to; zaradi tegaso to speak — tako rekoč;2.and so on, and so forth — in tako daljeeven so — celó tako, celó v tem primeruif so — če je (to) tako, v takem primeruin so far as... — v toliki meri, da...; toliko, da...in so many words — dobesedno, prav s temi besedamiMr. So-and-so — g. ɔ.Y.quite so — takó je, popolnoma točnowhy so? — zakaj tako? zakaj to?;3.I hope so — upam, daDo you think he will come? -- I think so. — Misliš, da bo prišel? -- Mislim, da (bo).I sent it to you. -- So you did. — Poslal sem ti to. -- Da, si (poslal). Res je. Tako je.Her brother came and so did she. — Njen brat je prišel in ona tudi;4.I avoid him so as not to be obliged to talk to him — izogibam se ga, da mi ni treba govoriti z njimI am sorry to see you so — žal mi je, da vas vidim v takem stanjuit is not so much that he cannot as that he will not — ni toliko, da ne more, kot pa, da nočeis that so? — je to tako? je res? tako? res?you are unhappy, but I am still more so — ti si nesrečen, jaz pa še boljhe was not so sick but he could eat a hearty dinner — ni bil toliko bolan, da ne bi mogel pojesti obilne večerjeI found them so many robbers — ugotovil (spoznal) sem, da niso nič drugega kot tatovithat is ever so much better colloquially to je toliko boljeas you make your bed, so you must lie — kakor si si postlal, tako boš spalyou don't say so! — (saj to) ni mogoče!all he said was so much slander — vse, kar je rekel, ni bilo nič drugega kot samo obrekovanjeI told him everything, so you need not write to him — vse sem mu povedal, torej ni treba, da mu pišešI do not want it, so there you are — ne maram tega, da veš (sedaj veš);II.conjunction colloquiallyzaradi tega, zato; torej, potemtakem; (v pogojnih in dopustnih stavkih) če leso, that's what it is! — takó je torej to!he annoyed us so that we never asked him again — tako nas je dolgočasil, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili;III.interjectiontako! narejeno! opravljeno! -
10 temptation
1) (the act of tempting: the temptation of Christ (by the Devil).) skušnjava2) (something that tempts: He was surrounded by temptations.) skušnjava* * *[temptéišən]nounskušnjava, zapeljevanje; vaba; nekaj zapeljivega; obsolete preskušnjato lead into temptation — voditi, zavesti v skušnjavo
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Tempting — Tempt ing, a. Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures. {Tempt ing*ly}, adv. {Tempt ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tempting — tempting; un·tempting; … English syllables
tempting — index attractive, bribery, palatable, persuasive, provocative, sapid, savory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
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tempting — [temp′tiŋ] adj. that tempts; alluring; attractive; seductive temptingly adv … English World dictionary
tempting — temp|ting [ˈtemptıŋ] adj something that is tempting seems very good and you would like to have it or do it ▪ a tempting job offer ▪ That pie looks tempting. be tempting to do sth ▪ It s tempting to believe her story … Dictionary of contemporary English
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tempting — adjective 1) a tempting opportunity Syn: enticing, alluring, attractive, appealing, inviting, captivating, seductive, beguiling, fascinating, tantalizing; irresistible Ant: off putting, uninviting 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
tempting — UK [ˈtemptɪŋ] / US adjective used for describing something that makes you feel you would like to have it or to do it There are still lots of tempting offers on nearly new cars. • it is tempting to do something Derived word: temptingly adverb… … English dictionary