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Translation of captivate – English–Russian dictionary

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captivate
verb [ T ]

UK  /ˈkæptɪveɪt / US 
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to interest or attract someone very much

пленять, очаровывать

• She captivated film audiences with her beauty and

charm.

captivating
adjective

пленительный, очаровательный

• a captivating performance

(Translation of captivate from the Cambridge English–Russian Dictionary ©

Cambridge University Press)

EXAMPLES of captivate

captivate
He would capture the heart of the young woman who has
captivated his own.
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Having no previous close professional or personal interest in the  

subject, he became captivated by the question of secrecy and
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openness in adoption, which became the theme of the book.
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While she may well have been captivated by his views, a critical UK  /kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt/
attitude would have been more revealing.
US  /kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt/
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Cook takes us step by step on a captivating journey illustrating

the various battles that are supposed to occur at the end of time. to work with someone else for a
special purpose
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About this
I was totally captivated with the hypothesis that there was some
built-in syllabus or innate language acquisition device that would
account for the common features of learners' interlanguage.
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Many will be captivating and valuable teaching aids.

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However, the material works well to illustrate the mystery of

human language and will likely captivate readers, particularly
those with little or no background on the subject.
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Watching the world go by
Theoretically, it is not an easy read, but her evocative contextual (Idioms with ‘world’, Part 2)
descriptions are captivating and fluent, drawing the reader in.
January 31, 2024
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Translations of captivate

in Chinese (Traditional)

使著迷, 迷住, 吸引…

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in Chinese (Simplified)

使着迷, 迷住, 吸引… soft life

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February 05, 2024

in Spanish
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cautivar…
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in Portuguese

cativar…
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