frestelse

Swedish

Etymology

fresta (“tempt”) +‎ -else

Pronunciation

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Noun

frestelse c

1. temptation (something tempting)

   Han kunde inte motstå frestelsen att ta en kaka till

   He couldn't resist the temptation to grab another cookie

2. temptation (being tempted)

   ... och inled oss icke i frestelse ...

   ... and lead us not into temptation ...

3. temptation (act of tempting)

   djävulens frestelse

   the Devil's temptation

Declension

Declension of frestelse

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	frestelse	frestelses
	definite	frestelsen	frestelsens
plural	indefinite	frestelser	frestelsers
	definite	frestelserna	frestelsernas

Derived terms

• Janssons frestelse

References

• “frestelse”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “frestelse”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)