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besetting

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be·set·ting  (b-stng)
adj.
Constantly troubling or attacking.
besetting [bɪˈsɛtɪŋ]
adj
tempting, harassing, or assailing (esp in the phrase besetting sin)
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besetting [bɪˈsetɪŋ] ADJ [vice, failing] → grande
his besetting sin → su gran pecado
besetting [bɪˈsɛtɪŋ] adj
his besetting sin → son vice, son grand défaut
besetting
adj his besetting sin → eine ständige Untugend von ihm; his one besetting worry → die Sorge, die ihn nicht loslässt
besetting [bɪˈsɛtɪŋ] adj his besetting sin → il suo più grande difetto
besetting [bɪˈsɛtɪŋ] adj his besetting sin → il suo più grande difetto


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But then, Diana, even ministers are human and have their besetting sins just like everybody else.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
These are the five besetting sins of a general, ruinous to the conduct of war.
The Art of War by Sun, Tzu View in context
If he had belonged to the present generation he would, under the circumstances, have fallen into one of the besetting sins of England in these days--the tendency (to borrow an illustration from the stage) to "strike an attitude" in the presence of a social emergency.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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