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entice

/ɪnˈtaɪs/

enticeverb

enticed

Past Simple

enticed

Past Participle

enticing

ing-form

/ɪnˈtaɪs/

Translations

tenterQuand l’idée est de pousser quelqu’un à agir, souvent par intérêt ou par avantage.

The criminals tried to entice the teenager into acting as a lookout.

Les criminels ont essayé de tenter l’adolescent de faire le guet.

séduireSe dit d’une attraction exercée par le charme, l’attrait ou l’intérêt.

The advertisement was designed to entice customers into buying the new product.

La publicité était conçue pour séduire les clients et les inciter à acheter le nouveau produit.

attirerDans un sens général : attirer par un avantage ou une promesse.

The advertisement was designed to entice customers into buying the new product.

La publicité était conçue pour attirer les clients et les inciter à acheter le nouveau produit.

Additional translations

appâterPlus marqué, souvent avec une nuance de piège ou de manipulation.

Definitions

To attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.

The advertisement was designed to entice customers into buying the new product.

To persuade or lure someone to do something, especially something unwise or wrong, by offering pleasure, gain, or advantage.

The criminals tried to entice the teenager into acting as a lookout.

Synonyms

draw in

Antonyms

enticegerund / present participle

Definitions

Attractive or tempting; alluring.

The brochure was filled with enticing photographs of tropical beaches.

enticepast participle

Definitions

Feeling attracted or tempted by something, especially as a result of allure or advantage offered.

She looked enticed by the aroma of freshly baked bread.