Meaning
to tempt, entice
- to attract or entice someone with attractive prospects, offers, or promises
In a sentence
L'azienda ha cercato di allettarlo con uno stipendio molto più alto.
The company tried to entice him with a much higher salary.
L'idea di trasferirmi all'estero mi alletta molto.
The idea of moving abroad appeals to me a lot.
Non lasciarti allettare da promesse di guadagni facili e immediati.
Don't be enticed by promises of easy and immediate earnings.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| allettare | infinitive |
| alletto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| alletti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| alletta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| allettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| allettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| allettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| allettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| allettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| allettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| alletterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| alletterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| alletterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| alletteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| alletterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| alletteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| alletti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| alletti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| alletti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| allettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allettino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allettasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allettassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allettaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allettassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| alletterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| alletteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| alletterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| alletteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| allettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| alletterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| alletta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| allettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| allettate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| allettando | gerund |
| allettato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- The present participle 'allettante' (tempting, alluring, appealing) is very common as an adjective.