lure
Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasureSomething that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
» Tom was lured into a trap.
Тома заманили в ловушку.
Meaning
4 senses(also, figuratively)Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
Anlockungsmittel, Lockmittel, Lockung
прима́нкаprimánka, блесна́blesná
A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
A velvet smoothing brush.
Examples
71 sentencesTom was lured into a trap.
ruТома заманили в ловушку. — sharptoothed
He lured her away from her husband.
ruОн увёл её у мужа. — sharptoothed
Tom lured us into a trap.
ruТом заманил нас в ловушку. — sharptoothed
He felt the lure of adventure.
Sami lured prostitutes into his car.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *lōþrFrom Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *lōþr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-, perhaps ultimately related to *laþō (“invitation, calling”), or from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to hide”). Compare English allure, also from Old French. Probably related to German Luder (“bait”).
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