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It formed a regular bazaar of open stalls, encroaching on the pavements so as to tempt people to stop as they passed along.
C’étaient de véritables bazars, des étalages ouverts empiétant sur le trottoir, raccrochant le monde au passage.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
He is the greatest latitudinarian amongst the ladies, of any man in England-nothing-no, nothing would tempt me to let such a man marry a sister of mine!"
C’est l’amoureux des onze mille vierges, et il se fait un jeu de tromper toutes les femmes. Toutes les richesses de l’Angleterre n’auraient pu me décider à lui laisser épouser une de mes sœurs.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
But the evening rise is over and you can't tempt 'em.'
Mais le bon moment du soir est passé et il n'y a plus moyen de les crocher.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
I am simple-minded, and it would be wrong of you to tempt me to think evil."
Je suis un simple d’esprit, il serait mal à toi de me mettre en tentation de mal penser.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
"Nothing shall tempt me to desert Mabel Dunham until she is safe in her father's arms."
– Rien au monde ne pourra me décider à quitter Mabel Dunham avant qu’elle soit en sûreté dans les bras de son père.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
It was agreed generally, and all understood the weaknesses and tastes of Indians, that nothing could be more likely to tempt the cupidity of the Iroquois than the elephants, in particular.
Il fut convenu à l’unanimité, car ils connaissaient tous trois les faibles et les goûts des Indiens, que rien n’était plus propre à tenter la cupidité des Iroquois que les éléphants en particulier.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Many of my friends fancy him on the route, and offer large prices for him; but these do not tempt me, for my Moro serves me well.
Plusieurs de mes compagnons se prennent de passion pour lui pendant la route, et m'en offrent des prix considérables. Mais je ne suis pas tenté de m'en défaire, mon noble Moro me sert trop bien.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Albine for a moment defied him with her fixed glance; then, carried away by a fresh burst of passion, she exclaimed: 'Well, answer me. Accuse me! Say it was I who came to tempt you!
Albine, de son regard fixe, le défia un instant. Puis, avec un nouvel emportement: - Eh! réponds, accuse-moi, dis que c'est moi qui suis allée te tenter.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
You know them: chose those most likely to tempt an exchange."
Vous les connaissez; prenez ceux qui conviendront le mieux pour négocier des échanges.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
She likes another, and talks about him in her sleep; though you need not ask me who he is, for all the gold in King George's crown, and all the jewels too, wouldn't tempt me to tell you his name.
Mais il ne faut pas me demander son nom, car je ne le dirais pas pour tout l’or et tous les joyaux de la couronne du roi George.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
If there are any women in the camp, I have articles of dress that will catch their eyes, and, should the worst come to the worst, we can open the great chest, which I think will be found to hold things that may tempt the chiefs."
S’il y a des femmes dans le camp, j’ai des articles de toilette qui attireront leurs regards ; et au pis-aller, nous pouvons ouvrir la bonne caisse, et je crois que nous y trouverons des objets dont la vue pourra tenter les chefs.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Our garden is a closed paradise, which the devil can't enter to tempt us.'
Notre jardin est un paradis fermé, où il défie bien le diable de venir nous tenter.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Come, doesn't that suit you — doesn't that tempt you ? "
Voyons, ça ne vous dit pas, ça ne vous tente pas ? »
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Sin, with sacrilege whose very horror made him shudder, made use of her to tempt him.
Le péché, par un sacrilège dont l'horreur l'anéantissait, se servait d'elle pour le tenter.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
"Tempt me no longer, old man! No longer, I say.
– Ne me tente pas davantage, vieillard, ne me tente pas, te dis-je.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar

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tempt

verb
Basic forms
Pasttempted
Imperativetempt
Present Participle (Participle I)tempting
Past Participle (Participle II)tempted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I temptwe tempt
you temptyou tempt
he/she/it temptsthey tempt
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am temptingwe are tempting
you are temptingyou are tempting
he/she/it is temptingthey are tempting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have temptedwe have tempted
you have temptedyou have tempted
he/she/it has temptedthey have tempted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been temptingwe have been tempting
you have been temptingyou have been tempting
he/she/it has been temptingthey have been tempting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I temptedwe tempted
you temptedyou tempted
he/she/it temptedthey tempted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was temptingwe were tempting
you were temptingyou were tempting
he/she/it was temptingthey were tempting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had temptedwe had tempted
you had temptedyou had tempted
he/she/it had temptedthey had tempted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been temptingwe had been tempting
you had been temptingyou had been tempting
he/she/it had been temptingthey had been tempting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will temptwe shall/will tempt
you will temptyou will tempt
he/she/it will temptthey will tempt
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be temptingwe shall/will be tempting
you will be temptingyou will be tempting
he/she/it will be temptingthey will be tempting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have temptedwe shall/will have tempted
you will have temptedyou will have tempted
he/she/it will have temptedthey will have tempted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been temptingwe shall/will have been tempting
you will have been temptingyou will have been tempting
he/she/it will have been temptingthey will have been tempting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would temptwe should/would tempt
you would temptyou would tempt
he/she/it would temptthey would tempt
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be temptingwe should/would be tempting
you would be temptingyou would be tempting
he/she/it would be temptingthey would be tempting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have temptedwe should/would have tempted
you would have temptedyou would have tempted
he/she/it would have temptedthey would have tempted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been temptingwe should/would have been tempting
you would have been temptingyou would have been tempting
he/she/it would have been temptingthey would have been tempting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am temptedwe are tempted
you are temptedyou are tempted
he/she/it is temptedthey are tempted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being temptedwe are being tempted
you are being temptedyou are being tempted
he/she/it is being temptedthey are being tempted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been temptedwe have been tempted
you have been temptedyou have been tempted
he/she/it has been temptedthey have been tempted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was temptedwe were tempted
you were temptedyou were tempted
he/she/it was temptedthey were tempted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being temptedwe were being tempted
you were being temptedyou were being tempted
he/she/it was being temptedthey were being tempted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been temptedwe had been tempted
you had been temptedyou had been tempted
he/she/it had been temptedthey had been tempted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be temptedwe shall/will be tempted
you will be temptedyou will be tempted
he/she/it will be temptedthey will be tempted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been temptedwe shall/will have been tempted
you will have been temptedyou will have been tempted
he/she/it will have been temptedthey will have been tempted