frestelse

Swedish

Etymology

fresta (“tempt”) +‎ -else

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

References

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