der Versuchung erliegen

to succumb to temptation

Türkçe: ayartmaya kapılmak

Noun

Versuchung f.

Verb

erliegen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Sie erliegt der Versuchung, noch ein Stück Kuchen zu essen.

How it is used

Means 'to succumb to temptation' (giving in, often with regret). Neutral register. Use when someone admits weakness: 'Sie erlag der Versuchung, das letzte Stück Kuchen zu essen.' Implies failure of willpower.

Other verbs that go with Versuchung

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdn. in Versuchung führento lead someone into temptation
• in Versuchung geraten / kommento be tempted

All collocations with Versuchung

Other collocations built on erliegen

• der Verzweiflung erliegento succumb to despair