tempt

(tĕmpt)

v., tempt·ed, tempt·ing, tempts.

v.tr.

1. To try to get (someone) to do wrong, especially by a promise of reward.
2. To be inviting or attractive to: A second helping tempted me. We refused the offer even though it tempted us. See synonyms at lure.
3. To provoke or to risk provoking: Don't tempt fate.
4. To cause to be strongly disposed: He was tempted to walk out.

v.intr.
To be attractive or inviting: a meal that tempts.

[Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre, to feel, try.]

temptable tempt'a·ble adj.
tempter tempt'er n.

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verb

1. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action: allure, entice, inveigle, lure, seduce. Idioms: lead astray. See persuasion/dissuasion.
2. To behave so as to bring on (danger, for example): court, invite, provoke. See seek/avoid.

v

Definition: lure, entice
Antonyms: discourage, repulse, turn off

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - friste, lokke
v. intr. - fristelse

idioms:

• tempt fate    friste skæbnen

Nederlands (Dutch)
verleiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - tenter, attirer qn avec, inciter qn à qch
v. intr. - tenter, attirer, inciter, offrir

idioms:

• tempt fate    tenter le destin/le sort

Deutsch (German)
v. - verführen, reizen, herausfordern, versuchen

idioms:

• tempt fate    Mißerfolg riskieren, indem man sich auf sein Glück verläßt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βάζω σε πειρασμό, σκανδαλίζω, δελεάζω, παραπλανώ, παρασύρω, προτρέπω

idioms:

• tempt fate    προκαλώ την τύχη

Italiano (Italian)
allettare, tentare, istigare, attrarre, indurre, provocare, sfidare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tentar, seduzir, provocar

idioms:

• tempt fate    provocar o destino

Русский (Russian)
искушать, соблазнять, прельщать, возбуждать (аппетит), "нечистый попутал!"

idioms:

• tempt fate    искушать судьбу

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - tentar, seducir, incitar, inducir
v. intr. - tentar, seducir, incitar, inducir

idioms:

• tempt fate    tentar la suerte

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fresta, locka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诱惑, 吸引, 引诱, 被诱惑

idioms:

• tempt fate    冒险, 冒不必要的险

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誘惑, 吸引, 引誘
v. intr. - 被誘惑

idioms:

• tempt fate    冒險, 冒不必要的險

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~하고 싶은 생각이 들다, 꼬시다, 시험하다
v. intr. - 유혹 받다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誘惑する, そそのかす, そそる

idioms:

• tempt fate    危険を冒す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحث على, يجرب, يغري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיתה, שידל, השפיע, משך‬
v. intr. - ‮היה בעל כוח-משיכה, קסם לאחרים‬

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