faszinieren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- captivate verb To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
- dazzle verb To temporarily blind or confuse someone's vision with an intense light.
- fascinate verb To hold someone's intense interest or attraction.
- intrigue noun A secret plot or scheme, often involving deception.
- mesmerize verb To hold someone's attention so completely that they cannot look away or think about anything else.
Senses
faszinieren is used for these senses in English:
- captivate (figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
- dazzle (transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
- fascinate To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
- intrigue (transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
- mesmerize To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.
captivate — full definition
- verb To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
- verb To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.
- verb To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
dazzle — full definition
- verb To temporarily blind or confuse someone's vision with an intense light.
- verb To impress someone so much with skill, brilliance, or style that they can barely think straight.
- noun Impressive, showy brilliance.