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tenter [tɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = chercher à séduire) [+ personne] to tempt• qu'est-ce qui te tente comme gâteau ? (inf) what kind of cake do you feel like?• un match de tennis, ça te tenterait ? do you feel like a game of tennis?b. ( = essayer) [+ expérience, démarche] to try, to attempt* * *tɑ̃te1) ( essayer) to attemptj'ai tout tenté pour l'en dissuader — I've tried everything to dissuade him/her
2) ( attirer) to tempt3) ( éprouver) to tempt* * *tɑ̃te vt1) (= essayer) to trytenter qch/de faire — to try sth/to do
Il a tenté plusieurs fois de s'évader. — He tried several times to escape.
2) [personne] to temptJ'ai été tenté de tout abandonner. — I was tempted to give up.
Ça ne me tente vraiment pas d'aller à la piscine. — I don't really feel like going to the swimming pool.
* * *tenter verb table: aimer vtr1 ( essayer) to attempt; il a tenté de s'échapper he attempted to escape; j'ai tout tenté pour la dissuader I've tried everything to dissuade her; tenter l'impossible to attempt the impossible; tenter sa chance to try one's luck, to have a go; tenter le coup to give it a try○, to have a go○; je vais tenter l'expérience I'll have a go, I'll give it a try; tenter le tout pour le tout to risk one's all;2 ( attirer) to tempt; cela/l'idée ne la tente guère that/the idea doesn't appeal to her very much; ça ne me tente qu'à moitié I'm only half tempted by it; se laisser tenter par to let oneself be tempted by; laisse-toi tenter! be a devil!; cette année, je suis tenté par l'Égypte this year I feel like going to Egypt;tenter le diable to court disaster.[tɑ̃te] verbe transitiftenter (la) fortune ou la chance ou le sort to try one's luck2. [soumettre à une tentation] to temptle mariage, cela ne te tente pas? don't you ever feel like getting married?il te propose une sortie, laisse-toi tenter he's offering to take you out, why not accept?être tenté de to be tempted ou to feel inclined to
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