Usage examples of "tenteriez" in French with translation to English

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Marie tenta de consoler Tom. Mary tried to comfort Tom.
Ils tentèrent de s'enfuir. They attempted to escape.
C'est le serpent qui tenta Eve. It's the serpent who tempted Eve.
C'est absurde de tenter ça. It's nonsense to try that.
Il est trop peureux pour le tenter. He is too much of a coward to attempt it.
Les pilotes d'essais tentent constamment la chance. Test pilots are constantly tempting fate.
Il tenta de gagner leur affection. He tried to gain her affection.
Ils ont tenté d'assassiner le président. They attempted to assassinate the president.
Le gâteau au chocolat la tenta bien qu'elle soit au régime. The chocolate cake tempted her even though she was dieting.
Il tenta d'ouvrir la porte. He tried opening the door.
Ce poète tenta de se suicider dans leur bibliothèque. That poet attempted suicide in their library.
Par quoi a-t-il été tenté pour qu'il la demande en mariage ? What tempted him to propose to her?
Elle tenta de cacher ses sentiments. She tried to hide her feelings.
Il a tenté de traverser la rivière à la nage. He attempted to swim across the river.
Elle était tentée de le prendre au mot, croyant à peine qu'il mettrait sa menace à exécution. She was tempted to call his bluff, hardly believing that he would carry out his threat.
Il tenta de résoudre le problème. He tried solving the problem.
On ne peut pas accomplir l'impossible sans tenter l'absurde. You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd.
Tous les hommes peuvent être des criminels, si tentés ; tous les hommes peuvent être des héros, si inspirés. All men can be criminals, if tempted; all men can be heroes, if inspired.
Je ne tente pas de détruire. I'm not trying to destroy.
Aucun homme extrêmement gros n'a jamais tenté une telle chose. No extremely fat man has ever attempted such a thing.
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