See seduce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "[…] they alledged, That becauſe I had ſome Rudiments of Reaſon, added to the natural pravity of thoſe Animals, it was to be feared, I might be able to ſeduce them into the woody and mountainous parts of the Country, and bring them in Troops by night to deſtroy the Houyhnhnms Cattle, as being naturally of the ravenous kind, and averſe from Labour.",
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"text": "Your father was seduced by the dark side of The Force.",
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"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "liefkoos"
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"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "vietellä"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "viekoitella"
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"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "houkutella"
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"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "séduire"
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"word": "verführen"
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"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "sēdūcō"
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"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "fortēon"
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"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "förleda"
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"_dis1": "94 2 1 4",
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"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "pralōbhapeṭṭu",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "ప్రలోభపెట్టు"
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"ref": "1967, Calder Willingham, Buck Henry, The Graduate:",
"text": "\"Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?\"\n\"Do you want me to seduce you?\"",
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "verlei"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḡrā",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "أَغْرَى"
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"roman": "ʔaḡwā",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "أَغْوَى"
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"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "limurtu"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "liluratu"
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"roman": "prelǎstjavam",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "прелъстявам"
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "seduir"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "gōuyǐn",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "勾引"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "誘惑"
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "forføre"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "verleiden"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "versieren"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "vietellä"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "viekoitella"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "séduire"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šecdena",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "შეცდენა"
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"roman": "cduneba",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "verführen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "verleiten"
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"roman": "apoplanó",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "αποπλανώ"
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "ἀποπλανῶ"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "tæla"
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"alt": "ゆうわくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yūwaku-surú",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "誘惑する"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "závede",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "за́веде"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "goda"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vaśīkarikkuka",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "വശീകരിക്കുക"
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
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"word": "വളയ്ക്കുക"
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "whakawai"
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"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "gilja"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
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"word": "uwodzić"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "seduzir"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "seduce"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soblaznjátʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "соблазня́ть"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soblaznítʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
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"word": "соблазни́ть"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obolʹščátʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
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"word": "обольща́ть"
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
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"roman": "sovraščátʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "совраща́ть"
},
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"roman": "sovratítʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
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"word": "соврати́ть"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
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"word": "zavesti"
},
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "seducir"
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "förföra"
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"_dis1": "3 93 2 3",
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "förleda"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "verführen"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gaƕatjan",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "goïtévo",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "γοητεύω"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "tæla"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "lokka"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "veättää"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "sēdūcō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "whakawai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "hīanga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "whakakonuka"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "fortēon"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "seduzir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prelʹščátʹ",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "прельща́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prelʹstítʹ",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "прельсти́ть"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "förleda"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "pralōbhapeṭṭu",
"sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray",
"word": "ప్రలోభపెట్టు"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "verlei"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḡrā",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "أَغْرَى"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḡwā",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "أَغْوَى"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "limurtu"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "liluratu"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prelǎstjavam",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "прелъстявам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "seduir"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gōuyǐn",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "勾引"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "誘惑"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yòuhuò",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "诱惑"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "svést"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "svádět"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "forføre"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "verleiden"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "versieren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "vietellä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "viekoitella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "séduire"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šecdena",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "შეცდენა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cduneba",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "ცდუნება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "verführen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "verleiten"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apoplanó",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "αποπλανώ"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "apoplanô",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "ἀποπλανῶ"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "tæla"
},
{
"alt": "ゆうわくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yūwaku-surú",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "誘惑する"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "závede",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "за́веде"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "goda"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vaśīkarikkuka",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "വശീകരിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vaḷaykkuka",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "വളയ്ക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "hīanga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "whakawai"
},
{
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "gilja"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "uwodzić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uwieść"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "seduzir"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "seduce"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soblaznjátʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "соблазня́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soblaznítʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "соблазни́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obolʹščátʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обольща́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obolʹstítʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обольсти́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sovraščátʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "совраща́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sovratítʹ",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "соврати́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "zavesti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "seducir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "förföra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship",
"word": "förleda"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to win over or attract someone",
"word": "forføre"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to win over or attract someone",
"word": "viedä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to win over or attract someone",
"word": "vietellä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to win over or attract someone",
"word": "séduire"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "ufairzjan",
"sense": "to win over or attract someone",
"word": "𐌿𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to win over or attract someone",
"word": "sedurre"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to win over or attract someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "uwodzić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to win over or attract someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uwieść"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to win over or attract someone",
"word": "seduzir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to win over or attract someone",
"word": "seducir"
}
],
"word": "seduce"
}
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