that's tantalising
that's tempting
TRANSLATION
tantalising = betörend, extrem verlockend, quälend --- GOOGLE INDEX tantalising/tantalizing: approximately 2,500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Detecting water on Earth-like planets offers the TANTALISING prospect they could sustain life.
(BBC Science & Environment)
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Oprah network's 'Behind the Scenes' is TANTALIZING appetizer
(Washington Post - news headline)
(BBC Science & Environment)
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Oprah network's 'Behind the Scenes' is TANTALIZING appetizer
(Washington Post - news headline)
Did you
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tantalising (tantalizing, U.S:)
adjective
- describes something that causes desire and excitement in you, but which is unlikely to provide a way of satisfying that desire
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Tantalise stems from the Greek myth of Tantalus, the son of Zeus and King of Sipylos. He was uniquely favoured among mortals since he was invited to share the food of the gods.
However, he abused the guest-host relationship and was punished by being "tantalised" with hunger and thirst in Tartarus. He was immersed up to his neck in water, but when he bent to drink, it all drained away. Luscious fruit hung on trees above him, but when he reached for it the winds blew the branches beyond his reach. Poor fellow...
A tantalus, by an obvious analogy, is also the term for a type of drinks decanter stand in which the bottle stoppers are firmly clamped down by a locked metal bar, as a means of preventing servants from stealing the master's liquor. The decanters themselves, however, remain clearly visible.
(sources: Encyclopedia Mythica, Wikipedia)
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SYNONYMS
alluring, enticing, persuading
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Your offer is tantalising, but I need time to think about it."
adjective
- describes something that causes desire and excitement in you, but which is unlikely to provide a way of satisfying that desire
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Tantalise stems from the Greek myth of Tantalus, the son of Zeus and King of Sipylos. He was uniquely favoured among mortals since he was invited to share the food of the gods.
However, he abused the guest-host relationship and was punished by being "tantalised" with hunger and thirst in Tartarus. He was immersed up to his neck in water, but when he bent to drink, it all drained away. Luscious fruit hung on trees above him, but when he reached for it the winds blew the branches beyond his reach. Poor fellow...
A tantalus, by an obvious analogy, is also the term for a type of drinks decanter stand in which the bottle stoppers are firmly clamped down by a locked metal bar, as a means of preventing servants from stealing the master's liquor. The decanters themselves, however, remain clearly visible.
(sources: Encyclopedia Mythica, Wikipedia)
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SYNONYMS
alluring, enticing, persuading
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Your offer is tantalising, but I need time to think about it."
