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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fascínio
"O fascínio pelo espaço sideral inspira os cientistas."
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The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.
"The mysterious allure of the ancient city drew travelers from all over the world."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English (in the sense 'train a hawk'): from Old French alurer, from a- (from Latin ad 'to') + lurre 'lure'.
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charme
Transliteration: charme
"Le charme de cette ville ancienne est indéniable."
Anziehungskraft
Transliteration: Anziehungskraft
"Die Anziehungskraft des Unbekannten fasziniert viele Menschen."
fascino
Transliteration: fascino
"Il fascino di Parigi attrae milioni di turisti ogni anno."
atractivo
Transliteration: atractivo
"El atractivo del oro ha provocado muchas guerras a lo largo de la historia."
fascínio
Transliteration: fascínio
"O fascínio pelo espaço sideral inspira os cientistas."
आकर्षण
Transliteration: aakarshan
"प्राचीन कला का अपना एक अलग आकर्षण है।"
魅力
Transliteration: mèilì
"这座城市的独特魅力吸引了无数游客。"
매력
Transliteration: maeryeok
"그 고대 유적은 특별한 매력을 가지고 있다."
魅力
Transliteration: miryoku
"その古い映画には独特の魅力がある。"
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