tempted in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tempted in the English»French Dictionary

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

to tempt fate

tenter le sort

Translations for tempted in the French»English Dictionary

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allécher

to tempt

allécher qn avec des promesses

to tempt sb with promises

débaucher inf

to tempt [sb] away (pour faire to do)

je voulais réviser mais il m'a débauchée!

I wanted to revise but he tempted me away!

tenter

to tempt

ça ne me tente qu'à moitié

I'm only half tempted by it

se laisser tenter par

to let oneself be tempted by

tenter

to tempt

tenter le sort

to tempt fate ou providence

je me tâte inf

I'm thinking about it, I'm quite tempted

tempted in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tempted in the English»French Dictionary

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 tempted in the French»English Dictionary

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tenter

to tempt

(ne) parle pas de malheur! inf

don't tempt fate

faire envie à qn nourriture

to tempt sb

tempted Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The worry is that many people are tempted to consolidate unsecured debt into secured debt, usually secured against their home.

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Tempted by Portuguese trade, he moved the seat of government to the coast to take advantage of the new economic opportunities.

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He becomes the centre of attraction in the village, the other young men are tempted to go to the city seeing him.

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They tempted them in many ways and said that ask for some boon.

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Though friendly and always willing to help those in need, she can get angry when she is tempted.

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If you have couch grass where you want to grow -- or any of the really pernicious perennial weeds - never be tempted to rotivate your patch!

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Crucial in this conversion was the proportion of holders of irredeemable annuities who could be tempted to convert their securities at a high price for the new shares.

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The seductive visual style of his works tempted the audience to examine the subject closer and left it entirely to their interpretation.

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He was captured and imprisoned in a council estate basement, being tempted to give his soul for an unknown desire.

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Duffers who visit the house will be tempted by the sight of the golf course that borders the property.

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