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

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Tout le monde tentait de vendre ses titres. Everyone tried to sell their stocks.
Mary tentait de pousser les mots vers l'autre extrémité de la phrase pour faire tomber Tom. Mary was attempting to push the words toward the other end of the sentence in order to dump Tom.
Elle a été capturée alors qu'elle tentait de voler des bijoux. She was captured trying to steal jewelry.
Le crocodile captura le gnou alors qu'il tentait de traverser la rivière. The crocodile trapped the gnu as it tried to cross the river.
C'était elle. Elle tentait de se faufiler derrière moi sans être aperçue. That was her. She was trying to creep up on me unnoticed.
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.
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