tantalize

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von tantalize im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: umutlandır; boşuna ümit vermek; umutlandırıp vermemek; {f} (birinde) boş ümitler uyandırmak: The belly dancer was tantalizing all the men in the group. Dansöz gruptaki tüm erkekleri tahrik ediyordu; {f} gösterip de vermemek; boşuna ümit ver
tantalizing: {s} gösterip de vermeyen
tantalization: umutlandırıp vermeme
tantalizer: eziyet eden
tantalizing: düş kırıklığına uğratan
tantalizing: boşuna umutlandıran
tantalise: f., İng., bak. tantalize
tantalised: provoke edilmiş
tantalisingly: umut verip kıvrandırarak
tantalisingly: provoke ederek
tantalization: {i} kuyruk sallama
tantalization: {i} boşuna ümit verme
tantalization: {i} gösterip vermeme
tantalizingly: tahrik ederek

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von tantalize im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: to bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied; to tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach; to tease; {v} to teaze with false hopes; harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"; {f} tease, provoke or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it; expose someone to something inaccessible; annoy; criticize (also tantalise); To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good out of reach; to tease; to torment; tan·ta·lize tantalizes tantalizing tantalized in BRIT, also use tantalise If someone or something tantalizes you, they make you feel hopeful and excited about getting what you want, usually before disappointing you by not letting you have what they appeared to offer. the dreams of democracy that have so tantalized them. + tantalizing tan·ta·liz·ing A tantalising aroma of roast beef fills the air. + tantalizingly tan·ta·liz·ing·ly She went away disappointed after getting tantalisingly close to breaking the record. to show or promise something that someone really wants, but then not allow them to have it (Tantalus king in an ancient Greek story who had to stand up to his chin in water under a fruit tree, but was unable to reach either the water to drink or the fruit to eat); to bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaves them unsatisfied
tantalisingly: In a tantalising manner. Alternative spelling of tantalizingly
tantalizing: Present participle of tantalize
tantalise: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
tantalise: {f} tease, provoke or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it; expose someone to something inaccessible; annoy; criticize (also tantalize)
tantalising: very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"
tantalising: {s} attractive but cannot be attained; causing or arousing desire and excitement; pleasantly inviting (also tantalizing)
tantalising: arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success"
tantalising: alternative spelling of tantalizing
tantalization: The act of tantalizing
tantalization: The act of tantalizing, or state of being tantalized
tantalization: {i} act of tantalizing, act of tempting or teasing
tantalized: past of tantalize
tantalizer: One who tantalizes
tantalizer: One who tantalizes; a tease; a tempter
tantalizer: someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach
tantalizer: {i} one who tantalizes, tempter, teaser, provoker (also tantaliser)
tantalizes: third-person singular of tantalize
tantalizing: Teasing; tempting, but beyond reach
tantalizing: very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"
tantalizing: making you feel a strong desire to have or do something
tantalizing: arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success"
tantalizing: {s} attractive but cannot be attained; causing or arousing desire and excitement; pleasantly inviting (also tantalising)
tantalizing: arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success
tantalizingly: temptingly, tormentingly, teasingly, provocatively
tantalizingly: in a tantalizing manner; "she smiled at him tantalizingly"
tantalizingly: In a tantalizing manner
tantalizingly: In a tantalizing or teasing manner
tantalizingly: in a tantalizing manner; "she smiled at him tantalizingly

tantalize

Silbentrennung

tan·ta·lize

Türkische aussprache

täntılayz

Synonyme

annoy, badger, baffle, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, charm, entice, fascinate, frustrate, gnaw, harass, harry, keep hanging, lead on

Antonyme

disenchant, repulse, turn off

Aussprache

/ˈtantəˌlīz/ /ˈtæntəˌlaɪz/

Etymologie

() From Tantalus (Τάνταλος) in Greek mythology, who was condemned to Tartarus in the underworld. There, he had to stand for eternity in water that receded from him when he stooped to drink, beneath fruit trees whose branches were always out of reach.