lure

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈljʊər/, /ˈlʊər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lʊr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lŏŏr)

Inflections of 'lure' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
lures
v 3rd person singular
luring
v pres p
lured
v past
lured
v past p
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lure [sb/sth] vtr (entice, tempt)atraer vtr
  tentar vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 The smell of cooking meat lured the wild animals.
 El olor de la comida atrajo a los animales salvajes.
lure [sb/sth] into [sth] vtr + prep (entice into)atraer a alguien hacia algo loc verb
 The police lured the criminal into a trap.
 La policía atrajo al criminal hacia una trampa.
lure [sb/sth] into doing [sth] v expr (entice into doing)hacer que alguien haga algo loc verb
  inducir a alguien a hacer algo loc verb
 The interviewer tried to lure the politician into admitting that he had made a mistake.
 La entrevistadora trató de hacer que el político admitiera que había cometido un error.
lure n (fishing)cebo nm
  señuelo nm
  carnada nf
 Tom tried a new lure on his fishing trip.
 Tom probó un cebo nuevo en su excursión de pesca.
lure n ([sth] tempting) (figurado)cebo nm
  encanto nm
  atractivo nm
  tentación nf
 The siren's song acts as a lure to passing sailors.
 El canto de la sirena actúa como cebo para los marineros que pasan por allí.
lure n (tempting quality)encanto nm
  atractivo nm
 The lure of faraway lands grew too great for Elsa; she couldn't stay at home any longer.
 El encanto de las tierras lejanas era demasiado para Elsa: no podía quedarse en su pueblo ni un minuto más.
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Collocations: the lure of [money, fame, power, stardom, glamor], the lure of [alcohol, drugs, sex, chocolate], the lure of the [countryside, bright lights, big city], more...

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