Sentence examples of "tentes" in French

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Ça ne sert à rien que tu tentes de le persuader. It is no use your trying to persuade him.
Nous avons monté nos tentes avant que la nuit tombe. We set up our tents before dark.
Marie tenta de consoler Tom. Mary tried to comfort Tom.
Ils tentèrent de s'enfuir. They attempted to escape.
Nous avons parlé très longuement dans la tente. In the tent we talked and talked.
C'est le serpent qui tenta Eve. It's the serpent who tempted Eve.
C'est absurde de tenter ça. It's nonsense to try that.
Il est trop peureux pour le tenter. He is too much of a coward to attempt it.
Nous plantâmes la tente près de la rivière. We pitched the tent next to the river.
Les pilotes d'essais tentent constamment la chance. Test pilots are constantly tempting fate.
Il tenta de gagner leur affection. He tried to gain her affection.
Ils ont tenté d'assassiner le président. They attempted to assassinate the president.
Nous montâmes la tente près de la rivière. We set up the tent next to the river.
Le gâteau au chocolat la tenta bien qu'elle soit au régime. The chocolate cake tempted her even though she was dieting.
Il tenta d'ouvrir la porte. He tried opening the door.
Ce poète tenta de se suicider dans leur bibliothèque. That poet attempted suicide in their library.
Nous avons monté la tente près de la rivière. We set up the tent next to the river.
Par quoi a-t-il été tenté pour qu'il la demande en mariage ? What tempted him to propose to her?
Elle tenta de cacher ses sentiments. She tried to hide her feelings.
Il a tenté de traverser la rivière à la nage. He attempted to swim across the river.
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