tempt

[US]/tempt/
[UK]/tempt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. atraer o persuadir (a alguien) a hacer algo malo o algo que no debería hacer.
Word Forms
Tercera persona singulartempts
Gerundiotempting
Pasadotempted
Participio pasadotempted

Phrases & Collocations

resist temptation

resistir la tentación

tempting offer

oferta tentadora

Example Sentences

tempt sb. to steal

tentar a alguien para robar

a tempting financial offer.

una oferta financiera tentadora.

She was tempted and fell.

Ella fue tentada y cayó.

He was tempted to walk out.

Él fue tentado a marcharse.

The Devil tempted Adam and Eve.

El Diablo tentó a Adán y Eva.

I was tempted to stay and hear this superb orchestra rehearse.

Me tentó quedarme y escuchar a esta orquesta magnífica ensayar.

she was not tempted to be dogmatic about what she believed.

ella no fue tentada a ser dogmática sobre lo que creía.

meals to tempt the most jaded appetites.

comidas para tentar incluso los paladares más cansados.

a profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb.

una persona profana podría sentirse tentada a violar la tumba.

one is tempted to think of Poussin as a sort of Titian redivivus.

Uno tiende a pensar en Poussin como una especie de Tiziano redivivo.

I was tempted to strip off for a swim.

Me sentí tentado a quitar la ropa para nadar.

don't allow impatience to tempt you into overexposure and sunburn.

No permitas que la impaciencia te lleve a la sobreexposición y a quemaduras solares.

she was sorely tempted to throttle him.

Ella estaba tentada a estrangularlo.

never to be tempted off the straight path

nunca ser tentado a desviarse del camino recto

I am tempted to question this.

Me siento tentado a cuestionar esto.

A politician may be tempted to play to the gallery.

Un político puede ser tentado a complacer a la galería.

His friend tempted him to steal.

Su amigo lo tentó para que robara.

Real-world Examples

It was difficult not to be tempted.

Era difícil no dejarse tentar.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

Your offer doesn't tempt me at all.

Su oferta no me tienta en absoluto.

Source: New Concept English Vocabulary Book 3 for Speaking

You can tempt him back with food.

Puedes tentarlo para que vuelva con comida.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

Mainland officials might be tempted to meddle.

Los funcionarios de la tierra firme podrían sentirse tentados a interferir.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He did not want to be tempted to fight.

No quería dejarse tentar a pelear.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I walk the other way, I won't be tempted.

Camino por el otro lado, no me dejaré tentar.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

So be careful when you are tempted to call someone lazy.

Así que ten cuidado cuando te sientas tentado a llamar a alguien perezoso.

Source: Specialist to Bachelor's Degree Reading Exam Questions

This is the first tempt to create a national crime register.

Este es el primer intento de crear un registro nacional de delitos.

Source: America The Story of Us

She never married, though on a couple of occasions she was tempted.

Ella nunca se casó, aunque en un par de ocasiones se sintió tentada.

Source: Literature

And you're--and you're not even tempted to clean it up now?

¿Y tú tampoco te sientes tentado a limpiarlo ahora?

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

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