tempt (redirected from tempting fate)

tempt  (tmpt)

v. tempt·ed, tempt·ing, tempts

v.tr.

1. To try to get (someone) to do wrong, especially by a promise of reward.

2. To be inviting or attractive to: A second helping tempted me. We refused the offer even though it tempted us. See Synonyms at lure.

3. To provoke or to risk provoking: Don't tempt fate.

4. To cause to be strongly disposed: He was tempted to walk out.

v.intr.

To be attractive or inviting: a meal that tempts.

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[Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptre, to feel, try.]

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tempta·ble adj.

tempter n.

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tempt

Verb

1. to entice (someone) to do something, esp. something morally wrong or unwise: can I tempt you to have another whisky?

2. to allure or attract: she was tempted by the glamour of a modelling career

3. be tempted to want to do something while knowing it would be wrong or inappropriate to do so: many youngsters are tempted to experiment with drugs

4. tempt fate or providence to take foolish or unnecessary risks [Latin temptare to test]

tempter n
temptress fem n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	tempt - dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" allure invite, bid - ask someone in a friendly way to do something
	2.	tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" entice, lure snare, hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" seduce - lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor" call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks" stool - lure with a stool, as of wild fowl lead on - entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken tweedle - entice through the use of music provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for decoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy bait - lure, entice, or entrap with bait
	3.	tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" invite stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
	4.	tempt - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" influence, charm persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" magnetise, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind, magnetize, bewitch - attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
	5.	tempt - try to seduce sex, wind up, excite, turn on, arouse - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
	6.	tempt - try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert" persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

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tempt

verb 1. attract, draw, appeal to, allure, whet the appetite of, make your mouth water

verb 2. entice, lure, lead on, invite, woo, seduce, coax, decoy, inveigle << OPPOSITE discourage

verb 3. provoke, try, test, risk, dare, bait, fly in the face of

Translations

tempt [tɛmpt] vt → tentar;

to tempt sb into doing sth → tentar or inducir a algn a hacer algo;

to be tempted to do sth [person] → sentirse tentado de hacer algo

tempt [tɛmpt] vt → tenter;

to tempt sb into doing → induire qn à faire;

to be tempted to do sth → être tenté(e) de faire qch

tempt [tɛmpt] vt → in Versuchung führen;

to tempt sb into doing sth → jdn dazu verleiten, etw zu tun;

to be tempted to do sth → versucht sein, etw zu tun

tempt [tɛmpt] vt → tentare;

to tempt sb into doing → indurre qn a fare;

to be tempted to do sth → essere tentato di fare qc

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tempt

v 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.in versoeking plaas, versoekيُغْري، يُقْنِع، يَجْذِبизкушавамvábitfristeverlockenβάζω σε πειρασμό, παρασύρωtentarahvatlemaوسوسه کردنhoukutellatenterלְפָתוֹתलुभानाdovesti u iskušenje, mamiticsábítmenggodafreistatentare～する気にさせる유혹하다; 충동질하다gundyti, viliotivilināt; kārdinātmendorongverleidenfriste, lokkekusićtentara tentaсоблазнять;прельщатьvábiť, navádzať, pokúšaťmamitiizmamitifresta, lockaทำให้อยากaklını çelmek, ayartmak, baştan çıkarmak誘導，誘惑спокушатиترغيب دينا، اکساناxúi giục诱导，诱惑

n tempˈtation

1 the act of tempting the temptation of Christ (by the Devil).versoekingإغْراء، إغْواءизкушаванеpokušenífristelsedie Versuchungπειρασμός, πρόκλησηtentaciónkiusamineاغوا؛ وسوسهkiusaustentationפִּיתוּיप्रलोभनiskušenje, napastkísértésgodaanfreistingtentazione誘惑유혹gundymas, vilionėvilināšana; kārdināšanagodaanverleidingfristelsekuszenietentaçãoispită, ten­taţieискушениеpokušenieskušnjavaiskušenjefrestelseการล่อbaştan çıkarma引誘спокусаبہکاواsự xúi giục引诱

2 something that tempts He was surrounded by temptations.versoekingsشَيْءٌ مُغْرٍизкушениеlákadlofristelsedie Versuchungπειρασμόςtentaciónkiusatusهر چیز اغوا کنندهkiusaustentationגוֹרֵם מְפָתֶהललचाने वाली या आकर्षक वस्तुiskušenjecsábításgodaanfreistingtentazione誘惑するもの유혹하는 것pagundavilinājums; kārdinājumsgodaanverleidingfristelse, tillokkelsepokusatentaçãotentaţieсоблазнlákadloskušnjavaiskušenjefrestelse, lockelseสิ่งล่อใจbaştan çıkarıcı şey誘惑物спокусаاکسانے والي چيزsự cám dỗ诱惑物

n ˈtempter

a person who tempts. versoekerمُغْرٍ، غاوٍизкусителpokušitel, -kafrister; lokkerder/die Verführer(in)πλάνος, πειρασμόςtentador; tentadoravõrgutaja, kiusajaزن فریباviettelijätentateur/-triceמְפָתֶהपरीक्षक, ललचाने वाला, अकसाने वाला, लुभाने वालाnapasnik, zavodnikkísértőpenggodafreistaritentatore, tentatrice誘惑者유혹하는 사람gundytojaskārdinātājspenggodaverleiderfrister; forfører(ske)kusicieltentadorpersoană care ispiteşte; coru­pătorискуситель; соблазнительpokušiteľ, -kaskušnjaveckoji iskušavafrestare, fresterskaผู้ยั่วยวนที่เป็นหญิงbaştan çıkaran kimse誘惑者спокусникورغلانے والاngười xúi giục诱惑者

adj ˈtempting

attractive That cake looks tempting.verleidelikمُغْرٍ، جَذّابсъблазнителенlákavý, vábnýfristendeverführerischδελεαστικόςtentadorahvatlevوسوسه انگیزhoukuttelevatentantמְפָתֶהप्रलोभकprimamljiv, zamamanvonzó, csábítómenarikfreistandiallettante魅力的な유혹적인viliojantis, gundantisvilinošs; kārdinošsmenyelerakanverleidelijkfristende, lokkendekuszącytentadortentant, ispititorсоблазнительныйlákavýmamljivprimamljivfrestande, lockandeยั่วยวนbaştan çıkarıcı吸引人的спокусливийدل کشhấp dẫn, khêu gợi吸引人的

adv ˈtemptingly

verleidelikبإغْراءсъблазнителноlákavěfristendeverführerischδελεαστικάtentadoramente, de manera tentadoraahvatlevaltبطور وسوسه انگیزhoukuttelevastid'une manière tentanteבְּצוּרָה מְפָתָהprimamljivo, zamamnocsábítóansecara menariká freistandi háttin maniera allettante心をそそるように유혹적으로gundomai, viliojamaivilinoši; kārdinošidgn cara yg menarikverleidelijkfristendekuszącotentadoramentetentant, ispititorсоблазнительноlákavomamljivoprimamljivopå ett frestande (lockande) sättอย่างยั่วยวนbaştan çıkaracak şekilde吸引人地спокусливоترغيب دے کر، اکسا کرhấp dẫn, khêu gợi吸引人地

be tempted (to do something)

to think that it would be pleasant, interesting etc to do (something) I'm tempted to go to the party.in die versoekingيُغْرىизкушен съмmít tisíc chutívære fristetversucht seinμπαίνω στον πειρασμόestar tentadokiusatust tundmaاغوا شده؛ وسوسه شدهtehdä mieliêtre tenté (de)מְפוּתֶהbiti u iskušenju, biti u napasti(nagyon) csábító...tergodafreistast/hallast/hneigjast til aðassere tentato di～したい...하고 싶다(ką) traukti, (kam) norėtis(darīt kaut ko) ar prieku, labprāt, ar interesimacam hendakverleid wordenføle seg fristet til (å gjøre noe)mieć wielką ochotę (coś zrobić)ser tentado aa fi tentat (să)быть склонным (сделать что-л.)mať tisíc chutímikatibiti u iskušenjuvara frestad att göra ngtทำให้สนใจyapmayı çok istemek; şeytan dürtmek被吸引的，感興趣的бути спокушеним (чимось)دل چسپي ليناthích thú被吸引的，感兴趣的