Polish English Dictionary

pokusa in English:

Morality is mostly a matter of how much temptation you can withstand.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

resist the temptation

He made every effort to avoid yielding to the temptation to start drinking again.

Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.

He had been sober for almost a year, but he gave in to temptation around New Year's Day.

The opened biscuit jar turned out to be an irresistible temptation for little Kimmie.

The temptation to gamble is great, so he stays at home.

He knew crime was wrong but the money was too great a temptation.

Having another delicious Swiss chocolate was just one temptation I couldn’t resist.

/tempˈteɪ.ʃən/ [+ to infinitive] As a young actress, she resisted the temptation to move to Hollywood.

At the end of nearly every episode, the cliffhanger makes the temptation to find out what is going to happen unbearable.

Your symbols, red for temptation, white for salvation.

Researchers found that humans achieve more on bad weather days since there was less temptation to go outside

It is a form of promotional enticement that has become more common