tenter.
to attempt
Meaning & usage
to attempt
L'ennemi tenta une attaque frontale.
Le sultan tentait de se présenter comme un musulman pieux.
to tempt
Le serpent tenta Ève.
to be desirable or interesting to; to be something one feels like doing
Ça te tente de prendre une bière?
J'ai tellement de devoirs à faire mais ça ne me tente pas.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French tenter, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.