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tentar

tentar

Interlingua

Verb

tentar

  1. to attempt
  2. to tempt

Interlingue

Verb

tentar

  1. to tempt

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tentar, from Latin temptāre, present active infinitive of temptō.

Pronunciation

Verb

tentar (first-person singular present indicative tento, past participle tentado)

  1. to try, to go for, to attempt
  2. to tease
  3. to dare

Quotations

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Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin temptāre, present active infinitive of temptō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tenˈtaɾ/

Verb

tentar (first-person singular present tiento, first-person singular preterite tenté, past participle tentado)

  1. to tempt
  2. to touch

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

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Swedish

Verb

tentar

  1. present tense of tenta.