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tempts

/tɛmpts/ /tɛmps/

Meanings
verb

Tienta, incita

To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.

Examples :

"She tempted me to eat the apple."
Ella me tentó a comer la manzana.
moral mind action character philosophy theology soul

Related Words

Illustration entice

entice verb

/ɪnˈtaɪs/ /enˈtaɪs/

Tentar, atraer

"I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey."

Atraí al osito a la trampa con un tarro de miel.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration tempting

tempting verb

/ˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/

Tentar, seducir

"She tempted me to eat the apple."

Ella me tentó a comer la manzana.

Illustration tempted

tempted verb

/ˈtɛmptɪd/

Tentar, incitar

"She tempted me to eat the apple."

Ella me tentó a comer la manzana.

Illustration attract

attract verb

/əˈtɹækt/

Atraer

"A magnet attracts iron filings."

Un imán atrae las limaduras de hierro.

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

Alguien

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

¿Necesitas un regalo para esa persona especial?

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration glossy

glossy noun

/ˈɡlɒsi/ /ˈɡlɔːsi/

Revista brillante

"The supermarket glossies are full of celebrity gossip and fad diets."

Las revistas brillantes del supermercado están llenas de chismes de famosos y dietas de moda.

Illustration allure

allure noun

/əˈl(j)ʊɚ/

Atractivo, encanto

"The allure of a sunny beach vacation was too strong to resist, so I booked a flight. "

El atractivo de unas vacaciones en una playa soleada era demasiado fuerte para resistirse, así que reservé un vuelo.

Illustration provoke

provoke verb

/pɹəˈvəʊk/ /pɹəˈvoʊk/

Provocar, irritar, enfadar

"His constant complaints provoked his mother. "

Sus constantes quejas provocaron a su madre.

Illustration promising

promising verb

/ˈpɹɒmɪsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/

Prometer, comprometerse

"He promised to never return to this town again."

Prometió no volver a esta ciudad jamás.

Illustration reward

reward noun

/ɹəˈwɔːd/ /ɹiˈwɔɹd/

Recompensa, premio

"The teacher gave a small reward to the student who completed all his homework. "

El profesor le dio una pequeña recompensa al estudiante que completó toda su tarea.