eles tentaram

tried, attempted

→ tentar
tent to try, to attempt + ar Infinitive + am they past tense
verb · past tense / pluperfect tense, 3rd-person plural Uncommon #8,906
tried, attempted Past-tense form used with “they” or “you” (plural/formal).
PO: Eles tentaram abrir a porta.
EN: They tried to open the door.
Conjugation of tentar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First tentei tentamos
Third tentou tentaram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — tentaram

Tom e Mary tentaram se matar.

Tom and Mary tried to kill themselves.

Eles já tentaram.

They've already tried.

— Destruição Final 2 (2026)

Todos tentaram resolver o enigma.

Everyone tried to solve the riddle.

Eles tentaram me roubar.

They tried to rob me.

Tentaram exterminar meu povo.

They tried to exterminate my people.

Eles tentaram escapar.

They tried to escape.

Mas tentaram matar minha mulher e meu amigo.

But they tried to kill my wife and my friend.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Algumas cobras venenosas já tentaram roubar o diário do Lynxley antes.

Some venomous snakes have tried to steal Lynxley's diary before.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Tentaram tirar algo que é meu.

They tried to take something that is mine.

— Dupla Perigosa (2026)

Humanos frequentemente tentaram queimar o Fukai.

Humans have often tried to burn Fukai.

— Nausicaä do Vale do Vento (1984)

Os comissários de bordo tentaram acalmar os passageiros.

The flight attendants tried to calm the passengers down.

Já tentaram falar com você?

Have they tried to talk to you?

— Queen (2014)

Os criminosos que tentaram se deram mal.

The criminals who tried it came off badly.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

O Tom e a Mary tentaram encobrir os seus erros.

Tom and Mary tried to cover up their mistakes.

Tentaram nos impedir.

They tried to stop us.

— O Hobbit: Uma Jornada Inesperada (2012)

Vocês tentaram falar com elas?

Have you tried talking to them?

Tom e Mary tentaram assassinar John.

Tom and Mary tried to murder John.

Da outra vez, foram quatro que tentaram.

Last time, four people tried.

Tentaram lutar, mas no fim todos morreram.

They tried to fight, but in the end they all died.

— O Lamento (2016)

Eles tentaram falar todos ao mesmo tempo.

They all tried to speak at the same time.

Me mate como você fez com todos outros que tentaram o mesmo.

Kill me like you did to everyone else who tried the same thing.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Outros me tentaram a comprar mais um.

Others tempted me to buy another one.

O Tom e a Mary tentaram se ignorar.

Tom and Mary tried to ignore each other.

Está bem, eles tentaram nos matar primeiro e levaram a pior.

All right, they tried to kill us first, and they got what was coming to them.

Tentaram te roubar?

Did someone try to rob you?

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Os homens tentaram escapar pela passagem do capitão.

The men tried to escape through the captain's passage.

— O Encouraçado Potemkin (1925)

Eu vi pelo menos dez filmes em que os heróis já tentaram isso.

I've seen at least ten movies where the heroes have already tried that.

— Queen (2014)

Vocês tentaram falar com eles?

Have you tried talking to them?

Acho que Tom e Mary já tentaram fazer isso.

I think Tom and Mary already tried to do that.

Tom e Mary tentaram se matar de novo.

Tom and Mary tried to kill themselves again.

Os aldeões tentaram matá-lo de todas as formas possíveis, mas não conseguiram.

The villagers tried every possible way to kill him, but they couldn’t.

— Lazzaro Felice (2018)

Tentaram matá-lo.

They tried to kill him.

— Era uma Vez no Oeste (1968)

Há muito tempo, houve pessoas que tentaram controlar esse poder.

Long ago, there were people who tried to control this power.

— Akira (1988)

Maiores que você já tentaram me fechar.

Bigger guys than you have already tried to take me down.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Tentaram encontrar Jhilmil no lago.

They tried to find Jhilmil in the lake.

— Barfi! (2012)

Eles tentaram atravessar depois de você.

They tried to cross after you.

— A Infância de Ivan (1962)

Os investigadores tentaram identificar a presença de drogas no copo.

The investigators tried to identify the presence of drugs in the glass.

Dom e Antonio tentaram falar ao mesmo tempo.

Dom and Antonio tried to speak at the same time.

Vocês nem ao menos tentaram!

You didn’t even try!

— Lagaan: A Coragem de um Povo (2001)

Tentaram tirar a vida do meu filho!

They tried to take my son's life!

— Duna (2021)