How to Say "temptation" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “temptation” is “tentación” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
nounA2
the desire to do something, even if it might be bad for you
Examples
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.
Always Feminine
Almost every Spanish word that ends in '-ción' is feminine. This means you should always use 'la' or 'una' with it.
Gender Error
Mistake: “el tentación”
Correction: la tentación (Nouns ending in -ción are feminine).
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