English-Swedish translations for tempt

• fresta
  Jag misstänker att han kan frestas att helt enkelt ta bort lampan.I suspect he may be tempted just to take the bulb out.
  En enskild regering kan mycket väl frestas att hålla unionen som gisslan.A single government may well be tempted to hold the Union hostage.
  Vissa kanske frestas att kringgå de franska och nederländska omröstningarna.Some will perhaps be tempted to get round the French and Dutch no votes.

Definition of tempt

• To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice
• To attract; to allure
• To provoke something; to court

Examples

• She tempted me to eat the apple
• Its glossy skin tempted me
• It would be tempting fate

Related words

• temptation
• attempt
• contempt
• contemptible
• contemptuously
• contemptuous
• tempting
• temptress
• tempter