tentación

ten-tah-SYOHN

temptation?the desire to do something, even if it might be bad for you

Also:lure?something that attracts or entices someone,enticement?a formal way to describe something tempting

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El chocolate en la mesa es una gran tentación.

The chocolate on the table is a great temptation.

No pude resistir la tentación de comprar esos zapatos.

I couldn't resist the temptation to buy those shoes.

Caer en la tentación es muy fácil cuando tienes hambre.

Falling into temptation is very easy when you are hungry.

la manzana de la tentación – a reference to the forbidden fruit that is hard to resist

Almost every Spanish word that ends in '-ción' is feminine. This means you should always use 'la' or 'una' with it.

Mistake: "el tentación"

Correction: la tentación (Nouns ending in -ción are feminine).

In Spanish, we don't just 'have' a temptation; we usually 'fall into' it (caer en) or 'resist' it (resistir).

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How do you say 'I resisted the temptation' in Spanish?

tentar(to tempt) - verb

tentador(tempting / tempter) - adjective

tentado(tempted) - adjective

Is 'tentación' always bad?

Usually, yes, it refers to something you shouldn't do, but it can be used playfully, like with food (a 'sweet temptation').

Can I use 'tentación' for a person?

Yes, you can say 'Eres una tentación' to mean someone is very attractive or enticing.