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Meaning tempting meaning
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Synonyms tempting synonyms
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Topics tempting topics
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I'm addicted to translating sentences from French into English on Tatoeba, and Spanish is tempting me sorely.
Test pilots are constantly tempting fate.
I have to refuse your offer, as tempting as it might be.
You're tempting fate.
I have to admit it's very tempting.
You just put a tempting idea in my head.
That sounds very tempting.
It's a tempting offer but I'm afraid I'm going to have to turn you down.
I know I am terrible, but it was just tempting me.
I'm not tempting them.
We're tempting fate.
It's a tempting offer, but I have other plans.
It's very tempting.
Movie subtitles
The evil spirits of ancient times changed in the medieval folklore to devils, sneaking around and tempting children.
Look, I understand that the idea of discovering a cure for Cheng's Disease is tempting.
I'm tempting you.
I imagine she might be a tempting morsel in an off moment.
Naturally, it's all very attractive and tempting.
It's very tempting to be offered the kind of life I'd have as your wife.
By the time the pile's grown to be really tempting. I won't be able to run half as fast as you.
And that would be mighty tempting.
Tell me, what would you consider as tempting?
It was galling to accept the status of a poor relation but the certainty of seeing Sibella every day was too tempting to be refused.
You're tempting me, Bryant, every second you're in my sight.
I know that's not what's really tempting you.
As a result, Troy grew prosperous a tempting prize of war for the Greek nations.
You got a mighty tempting argument.
I don't think I care to take advantage of your tempting offer.
Do you think. with the perfume of your hair, the light in your eyes the nearness of your lovely self always tempting me that we can befriends?
Oh, that's very tempting, Michael.
Naturally, it's all very attractive and tempting. But what are we going to do about my conscience?
There doesn't seem any point in tempting that spook of yours to barge in while we're eating.
My dear Lestrade, I accepted this case because I was virtually certain that Colonel Sebastian Moran could not resist such a tempting morsel as the Star of Rhodesia.
He offered him all kinds of tempting inducements.
It's certainly tempting.
In most cases, even tempting.
Oh, it's very tempting, but I think we'd better go.
A tempting thought.
It's tempting.
Tempting?
You're tempting fate. - Excuse me? You need to have nerves of steel to risk such an amount.
Tempting undertows that could pull you ahead of your conscience.
Doesn't it sound tempting?
News and current affairs
However tempting it may be to solve the puzzle by drawing new borders or establishing new entities, this conundrum cannot be resolved in terms of sovereignty.
It is tempting to believe that renewable energy sources are responsible for emissions reductions, but the numbers clearly say otherwise.
It will be similarly tempting elsewhere.
However tempting it may be to focus on such questions, they are the wrong way to think about the global economy.
Still, it is tempting to think that Syria is witnessing a new beginning, and the end of an era whose sins we all bear.
It is tempting for Europeans to project their own history onto Asia and to view current developments there as a mere repetition, if not an imitation, of what occurred in Europe.
Of course, it is tempting for Europe not to propose or do anything, and simply wait for the Iraqi crisis to sweep John Kerry into the White House and George Bush back to Texas.
But de Gaulle's legacy would most likely be snuffed out gently, with nostalgia for both Mitterrand and Chirac possibly proving very tempting for a people disaffected with the political system but desiring to be reassured.
But behind every budget line is a constituency tempting policymakers to eschew hard decisions.
Using historical analogies to interpret the present is both tempting and dangerous, for history never truly repeats itself.
When a country requires assistance, it is tempting for lenders to insist on a long list of reforms.
That task of governance will be extra hard because, with a real democracy, economics becomes more difficult as compromise is necessary, controlling budgets is harder, and shortcuts more tempting.
First, it is tempting to avoid facing the painful events in our lives that might be the cause of our difficulties.
There is a risk that, by tempting policy complacency, this year's economic upturn could end up being counterproductive.
It is sometimes tempting to let intractable conflicts fester, and there are some situations where other countries can play the mediator's role more effectively.
It is always tempting to claim that what happens behind sovereign borders is nobody else's business.
In a globalized world where labor income is under constant pressure, the siren song of asset markets as a growth elixir is far too tempting for the body politic to resist.
Competitive devaluations, even if they are not policymakers' stated objectives, are becoming increasingly tempting - though they will not solve the aggregate-demand problem.
As the number of asylum-seekers increases, so does the time it takes to process their applications, making the system all the more tempting for economic migrants.
But keeping Russia at arm's length from Europe has only strengthened the sense of isolation that many Russians feel, tempting them to define the country's interests in ways that are irreconcilable with those of Europe.
And it certainly is tempting to do so.
In both cases, increases in asset values led US households to think that they had become vastly wealthier, tempting them into a massive increase in their borrowing and spending - for houses, automobiles, and other consumer durables.
It makes no sense to have that base located in the middle of a densely populated town, making it one of the most visible and tempting targets in the world.
For some countries that are blessed with vast supplies of oil and gas, the use of energy exports to reward friends and punish foes seems a tempting option.
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