temptation

/tempˈteɪʃən/ noun

Translation

FEELING [C, U] › a feeling that you want to do or have something, although you know you should not

karşıkonulamaz istek, şeytana uyma, tahrik

[+ to do sth] I resisted the temptation to (= I did not) have another piece of chocolate cake.943927

SOMETHING THAT TEMPTS [C] › something that makes you want to do or have something although you know you should not

cezbeden şey, baştan çıkarıcı şey

He knew crime was wrong but the money was too great a temptation.943927

(Definition of temptation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

describes a story that is probably not true although often told and believed by some people to have...

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