tempting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tempting in the English»French Dictionary

tempting [Brit ˈtɛm(p)tɪŋ, Am ˈtɛm(p)tɪŋ] ADJ

tempting offer, discount, suggestion

alléchant

tempting food, smell

appétissant

tempting idea

tentant

it is tempting to conclude/think that …

il est tentant de conclure/penser que …

tempt [Brit tɛm(p)t, Am tɛm(p)t] VB trans

tempt

tenter (to do de faire)

to be tempted

être tenté (to do de faire, by sth par qc)

to tempt sb with sth

attirer qn avec qc

to tempt sb into doing sth

inciter qn à faire qc

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 or providence

tenter le destin or sort

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a menu/meal to tempt the taste buds

un menu/un repas qui vous met l'eau à la bouche

Translations for tempting in the French»English Dictionary

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alléchant (alléchante)

tempting

tentant (tentante)

tempting

affriolant (affriolante) idée

tempting

tentateur (tentatrice)

tempting

appétissant (appétissante)

appetizing, tempting

engageant (engageante) plat

inviting, tempting

allécher

to tempt

allécher qn avec des promesses

to tempt sb with promises

tempting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tempting in the English»French Dictionary

tempting ADJ

tempting

tentant(e)

tempt [tempt] VB trans

tempt

tenter

to tempt fate

tenter le sort

to let oneself be tempted

se laisser tenter

to tempt sb into doing sth

inciter qc à faire qc

Translations for tempting in the French»English Dictionary

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tentant(e)

tempting

tentateur (-trice)

tempting

alléchant(e) proposition, promesse

tempting

tenter

to tempt

faire envie à qn nourriture

to tempt sb

ça fait envie

it's very tempting

(ne) parle pas de malheur! inf

don't tempt fate

tempting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tempt fate

tenter le sort

to tempt sb into doing sth

inciter qc à faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is tempting to raise the following sort of question.

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The areas of science that enjoy the greatest prestige at any moment are the most tempting targets for appropriation by pseudoscientists.

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The most tempting candidate of the periodicity in the wind force was assumed to be the so-called vortex shedding.

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Her tempting body is being offered to the saint, who is portrayed at right, contemplating while looking at the observer at the same time.

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Her plans are put on hold when she reluctantly takes up a tempting offer from her grand-uncle.

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This made the new processor a tempting software migration route for many customers.

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The older method was justified by the assumption that desk service would avoid tempting people to buy more than planned.

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After the cantera has trained a player, another club will step in with a tempting offer and take them away.

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With elephants still being used to carry commanders on the battlefield, they became even more tempting targets for enemy artillery.

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A tempting choice would be the use of eigenstates of single quantum wells.

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