tempt

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛmpt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tɛmpt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tempt)

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tempt [sb]⇒ vtr (attract, entice)tentar a vtr + prep
  seducir a vtr + prep
  incitar a vtr + prep
  provocar a vtr + prep
 Robert's colleagues knew he was on a diet, but they kept tempting him with cakes.
 Los compañeros de Robert sabían que estaba a dieta, pero no dejaban de tentarle a comer pasteles.
tempt [sb] to do [sth] v expr (entice to do)tentar a loc verb
 Wendy's stories of her travels through India tempted Karen to go there herself.
 Las historias de Wendy sobre sus viajes por la India tentaron a Karen para ir allí ella misma.
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'tempt' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bait - lead astray - lure - seduce
Spanish:
seducir - tentar - provocar - tentar a la suerte - tentar la suerte

Collocations: tempt him with [money, a promise, an offer], he was tempted with [money], she was tempted by the [idea, promise, prospect, offer] of, more...

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