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tantaliser

/ˈtæn.tə.laɪ.zər/

Traduction: Nom désignant une personne qui tourmente ou taquine les autres en offrant quelque chose de désirable tout en le laissant hors de portée.

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noun

/ˈtæn.tə.laɪ.zər/C2formal
  • frNom désignant une personne qui tourmente ou taquine les autres en offrant quelque chose de désirable tout en le laissant hors de portée.

A noun referring to a person who torments or teases others by offering something desirable but keeping it just out of reach.

  1. Tormentor who teasesC1formal

    A person who tempts or teases someone by offering something desirable but keeping it just out of reach.

    frPersonne qui tente et frustre

    • He was a tantaliser, always promising a promotion but never delivering.
    • She played the role of a tantaliser, dangling the prize before the contestants.
    • The salesman was a tantaliser, showing the car but refusing to sell it.

    Synonymesteasertemptertormentor

    Antonymesappeasersatisfier

Formes
  • tantalisers plural form
  • tantalizers plural form
  • tantalisers' possessive plural form
  • tantalizers' possessive plural form
  • tantaliser's possessive singular form
  • tantalizer's possessive singular form