ellos intenten

try, attempt

→ intentar
intent to try, to attempt + en ellos/ellas/ustedes subjunctive; ustedes command
verb · 3rd-person plural Rare #28,497
try, attempt This form is used for a plural command or in a subjunctive clause.
SP: Intenten abrir la puerta.
EN: Try to open the door.
Conjugation of intentar
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — intentemos
Second intenta —
Third intente intenten

Intenten no ponerse tan tensas.

Try not to get so tense.

No intenten huir.

Don't try to escape.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Mi consejo es que vayan a casa, coman algo e intenten relajarse.

My advice is to go home, eat something, and try to relax.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

No intenten nada.

Don't try anything.

Intenten dar con una frase de quince sílabas.

Try to come up with a fifteen-syllable phrase.

En cuanto intenten quitarle el yeso, nosotros cerraremos la trampa.

As soon as they try to remove the cast, we will close the trap.

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)

Ahora intenten dormir.

Now try to sleep.

No importa lo que intenten, perras.

It doesn't matter what you try, bitches.

— Sisu (2022)

Mi respuesta es adelante, que lo intenten.

My answer is go ahead, let them try.

En el camino, intenten comunicar con la abuela.

Along the way, try to contact Grandma.

— Sin Amor (2017)

Intenten llevarla al otro lado.

Try to take her to the other side.

— Primate (2026)

Estoy muy harta de que los Bellers intenten matarme.

I'm so sick of the Bellers trying to kill me.

¿Crees que siquiera intenten hacerlo?

Do you think they’ll even try to do it?

— Duro de matar (1988)