Sentence examples of "tenta" in French

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Marie tenta de consoler Tom. Mary tried to comfort Tom.
Ce poète tenta de se suicider dans leur bibliothèque. That poet attempted suicide in their library.
C'est le serpent qui tenta Eve. It's the serpent who tempted Eve.
Elle tenta de cacher ses sentiments. She tried to hide her feelings.
Le gâteau au chocolat la tenta bien qu'elle soit au régime. The chocolate cake tempted her even though she was dieting.
Il tenta de résoudre le problème. He tried solving the problem.
Il tenta d'ouvrir la porte. He tried opening the door.
Il tenta de gagner leur affection. He tried to gain her affection.
M. Parker tenta de manger avec des baguettes. Mr Parker tried eating with chopsticks.
Mon fils tenta de devenir un conteur de rakugo. My son tried to become a rakugo story teller.
Elle tenta de le persuader d'aller avec elle. She tried to persuade him to go with her.
Elle tenta de le persuader d'organiser un boycott. She tried to persuade him to organize a boycott.
Il tenta de résoudre le problème mais manqua de chance. He tried to solve the problem, but had no luck.
Elle était fatiguée mais tenta toutefois d'achever le travail. She was tired. However, she tried to finish the work.
Un docteur tenta d'extraire une balle de son dos. A doctor tried to remove the bullet from his back.
Marie tenta de s'introduire clandestinement dans la boîte de nuit. Mary tried to sneak into the nightclub.
Elle tenta de le persuader de se rendre à la réunion. She tried to persuade him to attend the meeting.
Un médecin tenta de retirer la balle de la tête du président. A doctor tried to remove the bullet from the president's head.
Marie tenta de se glisser à l'intérieur de la boîte de nuit. Mary tried to sneak into the nightclub.
Il tenta de s'approcher d'elle en utilisant tous les moyens possibles. He tried to approach her using every possible means.
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