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1 tempt
tempt [tempt]∎ to tempt sb to do sth or into doing sth donner à qn l'envie de faire qch;∎ did you hit him? - no, but I was sorely tempted tu l'as frappé? - non, mais ce n'est pas l'envie qui m'en manquait;∎ I'm tempted to accept their offer je suis tenté d'accepter leur proposition;∎ and Satan tempted Christ et Satan tenta le Christ;∎ a rival company tried to tempt him away une entreprise rivale a essayé de le débaucher en lui faisant une offre alléchante;∎ I let myself be tempted into buying the car je n'ai pas pu résister à la tentation d'acheter la voiture;∎ the mild weather tempted us into the garden le temps doux nous a incités à aller au jardin;∎ humorous don't tempt me! n'essayez pas de me tenter!, ne me tentez pas!;∎ can I tempt you to another sandwich? je peux vous proposer encore un sandwich?, vous voulez encore un sandwich?;∎ to tempt fate or Providence tenter le sort ou le diable -
2 tempt
tempt vtr tenter (to do de faire) ; to be tempted être tenté (to do de faire ; by sth par qch) ; to tempt sb with sth attirer qn avec qch ; to tempt sb into doing sth inciter qn à faire qch ; to tempt sb back to work inciter qn à retourner au travail ; can I tempt you to a whisky? puis-je vous offrir un whisky? ; don't tempt me! n'essayez pas de me tenter! ; half/sorely tempted à moitié/fortement tenté.to tempt fate ou providence tenter le destin or sort. -
3 tempt
tempt [tempt]• don't tempt me! n'essaie pas de me tenter !* * *[tempt]transitive verb tenter••to tempt fate ou providence — tenter le destin or sort
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4 strongly
strongly ['strɒŋlɪ]∎ the kitchen smelt strongly of bleach il y avait une forte odeur de Javel dans la cuisine;∎ to be strongly in favour of sth être fortement en faveur ou chaud partisan de qch;∎ I strongly advise you to accept je vous conseille vivement d'accepter;∎ I am strongly tempted to say yes j'ai très envie de dire oui;∎ I strongly disagree with you je ne suis pas du tout d'accord avec vous;∎ the report was strongly critical of the hospital le rapport était extrêmement critique à l'égard de l'hôpital;∎ he strongly resembles his mother il ressemble beaucoup à sa mère(b) (firmly → believe, support) fermement; (forcefully → attack, defend, protest) énergiquement, vigoureusement, avec force; (→ emphasize) fortement;∎ strongly worded letter lettre dans laquelle on ne mâche pas ses mots;∎ a strongly worded protest une lettre de protestation énergique;∎ I feel very strongly about the matter c'est un sujet ou une affaire qui me tient beaucoup à cœur;∎ I don't feel strongly about it je n'ai pas d'opinion particulière à ce sujet;∎ the importance of the elections cannot be too strongly stressed on ne saurait trop insister sur l'importance des élections(c) (sturdily → constructed) solidement;
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