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il tenta

tried, attempted

t ɑ̃ . t a → tenter
tent try; attempt + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #36,104
tried, attempted Simple past (passé simple); mostly used in written/literary French.
FR: Il tenta d'ouvrir la porte, mais elle était verrouillée.
EN: He tried to open the door, but it was locked.
Conjugation of tenter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third tenta —

Tom tenta d'ouvrir la porte, mais n'y parvint pas.

Tom tried to open the door, but he couldn't.

Étant profondément reconnaissant, il tenta d'exprimer ses remerciements.

Deeply grateful, he tried to express his thanks.

Un docteur tenta d'extraire une balle de son dos.

A doctor attempted to remove a bullet from his back.

Il tenta sans succès de grimper par-dessus la clôture.

He tried unsuccessfully to climb over the fence.

Elle tenta d'épargner la vérité à son fils.

She tried to spare her son the truth.

C'est le serpent qui tenta Eve.

It was the serpent that tempted Eve.

Il tenta d'ouvrir la porte.

He tries to open the door.

Sounds similar to

tenter t ɑ̃ . t e tata t a . t a tentez t ɑ̃ . t e tantôt t ɑ̃ . t o tentant t ɑ̃ . t ɑ̃