Sentence examples of "tenté" in French with translation "try"

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Nous avons tenté de le persuader. We tried to persuade him.
Il a tenté de se suicider. He tried to kill himself.
Elle a tenté de se suicider. She tried to commit suicide.
Pourquoi as-tu tenté de t'enfuir ? Why did you try to run away?
Avez-vous tenté de redémarrer l'ordinateur ? Did you try restarting the computer?
As-tu tenté de redémarrer l'ordinateur ? Did you try restarting the computer?
J'ai tenté en vain de l'arrêter. I tried but failed to stop him.
Les protestataires ont tenté de perturber la réunion. Protesters tried to disrupt the meeting.
J'ai tenté d'installer un nouveau navigateur. I tried to install a new browser.
J'ai tenté d'installer un nouveau fureteur. I tried to install a new browser.
Il a tenté en vain de résoudre le problème. He tried in vain to solve the problem.
Wrench a tenté en vain de résoudre le problème. Wrench tried in vain to solve the problem.
J'ai tenté d'écrire de la main gauche. I tried to write with my left hand.
Elle a tenté de le persuader d'aller avec elle. She tried to persuade him to go with her.
Nous avons tenté en vain de le faire changer d'avis. We tried to get him to change his mind, but couldn't.
Il a tenté de résoudre le problème mais a manqué de chance. He tried to solve the problem, but had no luck.
J'ai tenté en vain de le convaincre de ne plus fumer. I tried in vain to persuade him not to smoke any more.
Elle a tenté de le persuader de se rendre à la réunion. She tried to persuade him to attend the meeting.
Le voleur a tenté de plonger le couteau dans le corps du garçon. The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.
Après tout, cet homme a tenté de tuer mon père à un moment. After all, this is a guy that tried to kill my dad at one time.
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