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

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Je ne tente pas de détruire. I'm not trying to destroy.
À chaque fois que je tente d'apprendre par moi-même le C++, je me retrouve coincé avec les pointeurs. Every time I attempt to teach myself C++, I get stuck on pointers.
Nous avons parlé très longuement dans la tente. In the tent we talked and talked.
Elle tente de prouver l'existence de fantômes. She is trying to prove the existence of ghosts.
Nous plantâmes la tente près de la rivière. We pitched the tent next to the river.
Elle tente de prouver l'existence des fantômes. She is trying to prove the existence of ghosts.
Nous montâmes la tente près de la rivière. We set up the tent next to the river.
Chaque fois que je tente de l'approcher, elle me repousse. Whenever I try to get near her, she pushes me away.
Nous avons monté la tente près de la rivière. We set up the tent next to the river.
Il tente de s'immiscer sur mon territoire et d'obtenir une part du gâteau. He's trying to muscle in on my territory and get a piece of the action.
Nous avons planté la tente près de la rivière. We pitched the tent next to the river.
Quoi que je tente, il semble que je n'arrive pas à arrêter de fumer. No matter what I try, I can't seem to give up smoking.
De qui était l'idée de dresser la tente ici ? Whose idea was it to pitch the tent here?
Il s'est séparé de sa petite amie, c'est pourquoi il tente souvent de se suicider. He is broke up with his girlfriend, that is why he often tries to kill himself.
Il nous a fallu une demi-heure pour monter la tente. It took us half an hour to set up the tent.
Elle donna une démonstration de la façon dont il faut monter une tente. She gave an illustration of how to pitch a tent.
Marie tenta de consoler Tom. Mary tried to comfort Tom.
Ils tentèrent de s'enfuir. They attempted to escape.
Nous avons monté nos tentes avant que la nuit tombe. We set up our tents before dark.
C'est le serpent qui tenta Eve. It's the serpent who tempted Eve.
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