Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
tantaliser — [tɑ̃talize] v. tr. ÉTYM. Fin XVIIIe, Mirabeau; de Tantale, nom mythologique. ❖ ♦ Littér., rare. Tourmenter par un supplice de Tantale. 0 (…) cette femme, cette Vellini, était pour elle une énigme dont elle ne parlait jamais, il est vrai, qu à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
tantaliser — (Brit.) n. one who tantalizes, tempter, teaser, provoker (also tantalizer) … English contemporary dictionary
tantaliser — noun someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach • Syn: ↑tantalizer • Derivationally related forms: ↑tantalise, ↑tantalize (for: ↑tantalizer) • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
tantalisers — tantaliser (Brit.) n. one who tantalizes, tempter, teaser, provoker (also tantalizer) … English contemporary dictionary
tantale — [ tɑ̃tal ] n. m. • XVIIe « celui qui a des désirs irréalisables » → supplice (de Tantale); lat. Tantalus I ♦ (1754) Zool. Oiseau échassier d Amérique centrale, voisin de la cigogne. II ♦ (1802; lat. sc. tantalum, par allus. à la difficulté d en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
-iser — ⇒ ISER, suff. Suff. issu du lat. izare, formateur de verbes trans. et, moins fréq., de verbes intransitifs. A. [La base est un adj.; le sens du verbe est « rendre » + adj.] 1. [La base est un adj. fr.] V. alcaliniser, collectiviser, diaphanéiser … Encyclopédie Universelle
tantalizer — noun someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach • Syn: ↑tantaliser • Derivationally related forms: ↑tantalise (for: ↑tantaliser), ↑tantalize • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
Tantalize — Tan ta*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tantalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tantalizing}.] [From {Tantalus}: cf. F. tantaliser.] To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tantalized — Tantalize Tan ta*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tantalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tantalizing}.] [From {Tantalus}: cf. F. tantaliser.] To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tantalizing — Tantalize Tan ta*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tantalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tantalizing}.] [From {Tantalus}: cf. F. tantaliser.] To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
