attractive

attractive
adjective
1) anziehend

attractive power/force — Anziehungskraft, die

2) (fig.) attraktiv; reizvoll [Vorschlag, Möglichkeit, Idee]
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[-tiv]
adjective
1) (pleasant and good- looking: an attractive girl; young and attractive.) attraktiv
2) (likeable; tempting: an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive.) ansprechend
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at·trac·tive
[əˈtræktɪv]
adj
1. (good-looking) attraktiv
physically/sexually \attractive körperlich/sexuell anziehend
2. (pleasant) countryside, scenery reizvoll
3. (interesting) verlockend
\attractive price attraktiver [o günstiger] Preis
\attractive salary anständiges Gehalt
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[ə'trktɪv]
adj
1) attraktiv; personality, smile anziehend; house, view, furnishings, picture, dress, location reizvoll; story, music nett, ansprechend; price, idea, offer reizvoll, verlockend
2) (PHYS) Anziehungs-

attractive force — Anziehungskraft f

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attractive [əˈtræktıv] adj (adv attractively)
1. anziehend:
attractive force (oder power) PHYS Anziehungskraft f
2. fig attraktiv:
a) anziehend, reizvoll:
be attractive women auf Frauen anziehend wirken
b) einnehmend (Äußeres etc)
c) zugkräftig (Angebote etc)
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adjective
1) anziehend

attractive power/force — Anziehungskraft, die

2) (fig.) attraktiv; reizvoll [Vorschlag, Möglichkeit, Idee]
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adj.
anziehend adj.
attraktiv adj.
reizvoll adj.

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