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beguile in Finnish

beguile in Finnish is hämätä, johtaa harhaan, pettää — beguile means to trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.

beguile in Finnish

hämätä
verb
(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
johtaa harhaan
verb
(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
pettää
verb
(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
hurmata
verb
(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
viekoitella
verb
(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.

What does "beguile" mean?

  1. verb To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
  2. verb To attract and delight someone completely.
    "I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles."
  3. verb To make time seem to go by fast through an enjoyable distraction.
    "They beguile the tedium of this enforced leisure by weaving baskets and playing on certain sacred flutes."
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beguile in a sentence

  • I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles.
  • They beguile the tedium of this enforced leisure by weaving baskets and playing on certain sacred flutes.
  • We beguiled the hours away.

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What is "beguile" in Finnish?
"beguile" in Finnish is hämätä, johtaa harhaan, pettää. beguile means: To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
Are there other ways to say "beguile" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 5 translations listed for "beguile": hämätä, johtaa harhaan, pettää, hurmata, viekoitella.
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