Grammatical class
Verb
tenter
(with de for verbs) to attempt
Details
Syllables
ten-ter
Phonetics
tɑ̃.te
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
1650
Freq. (movies)
2163
Freq. (news)
1241
Sentences
Ça te tente de prendre une bière?
Do you feel like having a beer?
A1
Je veux le tenter.
I want to try it.
A1
Je peux le tenter.
I can give it a try.
A1
Ils vont le tenter.
They're going to try.
A1
Nous pouvons tenter.
We can try.
A1
J'ai toujours voulu le tenter.
I've always wanted to try it.
A2
Tu devrais le tenter, un de ces jours.
Someday you should give it a try.
A2
C'est absurde de tenter ça.
It's nonsense to try that.
B1
La dame ne se laissa pas tenter.
The lady did not give in to temptation.
B1
Quiconque d'autre veut-il le tenter ?
Anyone else want to give it a try?
B1
Le serpent tenta Ève.
The serpent tempted Eve.
B2
L’ennemi tenta une attaque frontale.
The enemy attempted a frontal attack.
B2