tentación

Definitions of tentación
  1. noun
    the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
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    types:
    carantoñas, gitanería, halagos, lisonjas, zalamería
    the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
    seducción
    enticing someone astray from right behavior
    type of:
    influencia
    causing something without any direct or apparent effort
  2. noun
    the power to entice or attract through personal charm
    synonyms: fascinación, seducción
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    type of:
    atracción
    the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
  3. noun
    something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
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    types:
    anzuelo, añagaza, cebo, gancho, señuelo
    anything that serves as an enticement
  4. noun
    the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
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    type of:
    deseo
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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