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