tantalising


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Adj. 1. tantalising - arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success"
inviting - attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer"
2. tantalising - very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"
inviting - attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer"
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Translations
مُعَذِّب لِعَدَم تَحْقيقِه
freistandi

tantalize,

tantalise

(ˈtӕntəlaiz) verb
to tease or torment (a person etc) by making him want something he cannot have and by keeping it just beyond his reach. The expensive clothes in the shop-window tantalized her. tantaliseer يُعَذِّب للآمال وعَدَم تَحْقيقها измъчвам atormentar mučit neukojitelnou touhou quälen friste βασανίζω, σκανδαλίζω atormentar, mortificar, tentar con cosas imposibles õrritama دل کسی را آب کردن härnätä exciter la convoitise de לְתַסכֵּל בְּתִקווַת שָווא तरसाना mučiti, moriti tantaluszi kínokat okoz (vkinek) menggoda stríða/kvelja með tálvonum stuzzicare, tormentare じらす (~을) 보여주며 감질나게 하다 erzinti, kankinti mocīt (ar vilinājumu) mengacah-acah kwellen friste med dręczyć, kusić atormentar a înnebuni, a ispiti дразнить mučiť, týrať, dráždiť dražiti kinjiti locka, fresta, gäcka ยั่วเย้า eziyet/işkence etmek 使乾著急 завдавати танталових мук; зваблювати марними надіями چھيڑنا، دکھا کرا ترسانا nhử 吊胃口,使干着急
ˈtantalizing, ˈtantalising adjective
tantalizing smells in the kitchen. tantaliserend مُعَذِّب لِعَدَم تَحْقيقِه мъчителен fascinante vábivý aufreizend fristende σκανδαλιστικός, γαργαλιστικός tentador õrritavad, ahvatlevad وسوسه انگیز härnäävä tentant מְפַתֶה तरसाने वाला koji muči; mučan tantaluszi kínokat okozó merangsang freistandi stuzzicante, allettante じらすような 감질나게 하는 erzinantis, kankinantis mokošs; vilinošs menggoda verleidelijk fristende dręczący, kuszący fascinante ispititor дразнящий vábivý mamljiv kinjenje lockande, frestande, förförisk ยั่วน้ําลาย baştan çıkarıcı 撩人的,逗人的 дражливий چھيڑ، ترسانا trêu ngươi 撩人的,逗人的
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