löcken

v/i: wider oder gegen den Stachel löcken geh. kick against the pricks

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to attract; to cluck; to decoy; to wile; to allure; to lure;

sich locken

to curl

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lọ|cken I ['lɔkn]

vtr

Haar to curl

gelockt (Haar) — curly; Mensch curly-haired, curly-headed

II

vt

1) Tier to lure

die Henne lockte ihre Küken — the hen called to its chicks

2) jdn to tempt; (mit Ortsangabe) to lure

es lockt mich in den Süden — I can feel the call of the south

jdn in einen Hinterhalt locken — to lead or lure sb into a trap

das Angebot lockt mich sehr — I'm very tempted by the offer

See:

→ Falle

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1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) curl

2) (to attract or tempt: Goods are displayed in shop windows to entice people into the shop.) entice

3) (to tempt or attract: The bright lights of the city lured him away from home.) lure

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lo·cken¹

[ˈlɔkn̩]

I. vt

▪ etw \locken to curl sth

sich dat das Haar \locken lassen to have one's hair set [or curled]; s.a. gelockt

II. vr

▪ sich akk \locken to curl

nach der Wäsche \locken sich die Haare von allein hair tends to go curly after washing

lo·cken²

[ˈlɔkn̩]

vt

1. (anlocken)

▪ etw \locken to lure sth

ein Tier in einen Käfig \locken to lure [or entice] an animal into a cage

2. (verlocken)

▪ jdn \locken to tempt sb

Ihr Vorschlag könnte mich schon \locken I'm [very] tempted by your offer, your offer is very tempting

3. (ziehen)

▪ jdn \locken impers sb is lured

mich lockt es jedes Jahr in die Karibik every year I feel the lure of the Caribbean

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transitives Verb

1) lure; (fig.) entice (aus out of, in + Akk. into)

2) (reizen) tempt

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löcken v/i:

wider oder

gegen den Stachel löcken geh kick against the pricks

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transitives Verb

1) lure; (fig.) entice (aus out of, in + Akk. into)

2) (reizen) tempt

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v.

to attract v.

to cluck v.

to curl v.

to entice v.

to woo v.