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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tẽtaˈsɐ̃w
"A tentação de desistir era grande, mas ela continuou."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise.
"Despite the temptation to skip the gym, she decided to stick to her workout routine." - 2
A thing that attracts or entices someone to do something.
"The bakery's fresh pastries were a constant temptation for the dieters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'temptatio', meaning a testing or trial, which evolved from 'temptare' (to handle, try, test, or attempt). It entered Middle English via Old French 'temptacion' in the 14th century, shifting over time from a general test of character to its primary modern sense of an enticement to do something unwise or wrong.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Temptation" is said worldwide
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Tentations
Transliteration: tɑ̃taʒɔ̃
"Les tentations de la vie moderne peuvent être difficiles à résister."
Versuchung
Transliteration: fɛrˈzuːxʊŋ
"Die Versuchung, ungesund zu essen, ist oft groß."
Tentazione
Transliteration: tentaˈtsjone
"La tentazione di rinunciare era forte, ma ha resistito."
Tentación
Transliteration: ten.taˈθjon
"La tentación de comer dulces es difícil de resistir."
Tentação
Transliteration: tẽtaˈsɐ̃w
"A tentação de desistir era grande, mas ela continuou."
प्रलोभन
Transliteration: pralobhan
"प्रलोभन का सामना करना हमेशा आसान नहीं होता।"
诱惑
Transliteration: yòuhuò
"抵抗诱惑是很困难的。"
유혹
Transliteration: yuhok
"유혹을 이기는 것은 항상 쉽지 않다."
誘惑
Transliteration: yūwaku
"誘惑に負けることは簡単ではない。"
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