Sentence examples of "Try" in English with translation "se tenter"

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Translations: all577 essayer430 tenter65 se tenter24 s'essayer13 chercher4 essai4 juger1 goûter1 tâcher1 other translations34

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Did you try restarting the computer? As-tu tenté de redémarrer l'ordinateur ?

Why did you try to run away? Pourquoi as-tu tenté de t'enfuir ?

Whenever I try to get near her, she pushes me away. Chaque fois que je tente de l'approcher, elle me repousse.

No matter what I try, I can't seem to give up smoking. Quoi que je tente, il semble que je n'arrive pas à arrêter de fumer.

He tried to kill himself. Il a tenté de se suicider.

We tried to persuade him. Nous avons tenté de le persuader.

I tried but failed to stop him. J'ai tenté en vain de l'arrêter.

I tried to install a new browser. J'ai tenté d'installer un nouveau fureteur.

I tried writing with my left hand. J'ai tenté d'écrire de la main gauche.

He tried in vain to solve the problem. Il a tenté en vain de résoudre le problème.

I tried to write with my left hand. J'ai tenté d'écrire de la main gauche.

She is trying to prove the existence of ghosts. Elle tente de prouver l'existence des fantômes.

It is no use your trying to persuade him. Ça ne sert à rien que tu tentes de le persuader.

The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy. Le voleur a tenté de plonger le couteau dans le corps du garçon.

I tried in vain to persuade him not to smoke any more. J'ai tenté en vain de le convaincre de ne plus fumer.

We tried to get him to change his mind, but couldn't. Nous avons tenté en vain de le faire changer d'avis.

I tried to open the door, but I couldn't as it was locked. J'ai tenté d'ouvrir la porte mais je n'ai pas pu, comme elle était verrouillée.

I tried to open the door, but I couldn't because it was locked. J'ai tenté d'ouvrir la porte mais je n'ai pas pu parce qu'elle était verrouillée.

I tried to open the door, but I couldn't since it was locked. J'ai tenté d'ouvrir la porte mais je n'ai pas pu puisqu'elle était verrouillée.

My parents tried to talk him out of marrying her, but he wouldn't listen. Mes parents ont tenté de le dissuader de l'épouser, mais il ne voulait rien entendre.

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