temptations in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for temptations in the English»French Dictionary

temptation [Brit tɛm(p)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Am tɛm(p)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N

temptation

tentation f (to do de faire)

to give in to/to resist temptation

céder à/résister à la tentation

to feel a temptation to do

être tenté de faire

to put temptation in sb's way

exposer qn à la tentation

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eschew discussion, temptation

éviter

shun contact, people, publicity, responsibility, temptation

fuir

constant source, pressure, problem, protection, reminder, temptation, fear, threat

permanent

resist temptation, offer, suggestion

résister à

to wrestle with temptation

lutter contre

to give way to (yield to) pressure, demands, person, fear, temptation, urge

céder à

Translations for temptations in the French»English Dictionary

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tentation

temptation (de of, de faire to do)

céder/résister à la tentation

to give in to/to resist temptation

la tentation du repli sur soi est grande

there is a great temptation to turn in upon oneself

dériver vers des tentations xénophobes

to succumb to the temptation of xenophobia

des dangers/tentations les entouraient

they were surrounded by danger/temptations

s'abandonner aux tentations du siècle

to give oneself over to worldly temptations

temptations in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for temptations in the English»French Dictionary

temptation [tempˈteɪʃən] N

temptation

tentation f

to resist the temptation to +infin

résister à la tentation de +infin

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potency of temptation, spell

pouvoir m

to overcome temptation

résister à la tentation

to give way to temptation

céder à la tentation

Translations for temptations in the French»English Dictionary

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tentation

temptation

résister à un désir/une passion/tentation

to resist a desire/passion/temptation

succomber à la tentation/au charme de qn/qc

to give in to the temptation/charm of sb/sth

céder à la tentation

to yield to temptation

temptations Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to overcome temptation

résister à la tentation

to give way to temptation

céder à la tentation

to resist the temptation to +infin

résister à la tentation de +infin

to give in to the temptation/charm of sb/sth

succomber à la tentation/au charme de qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ordained authority, he showed, is all the more subject to the temptations of self-interest, self-deception and self-righteousness.

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The central theme of the poem is willpower and the struggle with the temptations of nature that give birth to the will for life.

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He loved poetry, and many legends are told of victories over carnal temptations.

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Even a diminishment of massive revenue effected through nullification by the permanent minority would not eliminate these temptations.

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The family succumbs to the temptations of a modern lifestyle and gets down to making money.

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To escape the temptations of the world has chosen to become a monk.

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Framed within an overall theme of patient perseverance during trials and temptations, the text condemns various sins.

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The web offers temptations to those who might never otherwise have crossed that blurred line into criminality.

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Throw in a burgeoning designer drug scene in the area and other temptations for young men and you have a pretty volatile environment.

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He was renowned as much for his uprightness as for his knowledge, no slight praise in a profession exposed to so many temptations to fraud.

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