English-French translations for attraction

• attraction
  Les institutions de l'Union européenne constituent une attraction touristique majeure à Bruxelles. The EU's institutions are a major tourist attraction in Brussels.
  Ce n’est pas l’Union européenne qui s’est étendue, mais son pouvoir d’attraction. It is not the European Union that has expanded, but its force of attraction.
• appât
• attirance
• attrait
  Il est évident que la région du Darfour est un attrait particulier pour certains. It is obvious that the Darfur region has a special attraction for some people.
  Il se trouve toutefois qu’ils exercent un attrait particulier sur ce groupe de population. However, they do have a particular attraction for this group of the population.
  J'ai effectué quelques études sur l'attrait pour la vie dans les régions montagneuses. I have undertaken a few studies on the attraction of life in mountainous regions.
• curiosité
• curiosités; site touristique

Definition of attraction

• The tendency to attract
• The feeling of being attracted
• An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents
• The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king

Examples

• The Moon is held in its orbit by the attraction of the Earths gravity
• I felt a strange attraction towards the place
• The new mall should be a major attraction
• Star Tours is a very cool Disney World attraction

Related words

• attraction pole
• same-sex attraction
• tourist attraction
• gravitational) attraction
• magnetic) attraction
• basin of attraction
• center of attraction
• centre of attraction
• paronymic attraction