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пленя́ть — meaning in English

plenyat

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English meaning

  • allure noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
  • captivate verb To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
  • fascinate verb To hold someone's intense interest or attraction.

Senses

пленя́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • allure (transitive) To entice; to attract.
  • captivate (figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
  • fascinate To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.

allure — full definition

  1. noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
  2. verb To attract or tempt someone strongly.

captivate — full definition

  1. verb To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
  2. verb To take hold of someone's mind and control it completely.
  3. verb To attract someone strongly and hold their interest and attention.
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