What does tente in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word tente in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tente in French.

The word tente in French means tent, try, try to do , attempt to do, tempt, tempt, attract, entice, tempt, Are you up for it?, tent peg, nothing ventured nothing gained, tent fabric, tent canvas. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word tente

tent

nom féminin (abri démontable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est le plaisir des campeurs de dormir sous la tente.
Campers enjoy sleeping in tents.

try

verbe transitif (essayer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les médecins ont tout tenté pour sauver la victime.

try to do , attempt to do

locution verbale (essayer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce sportif va tenter de traverser la Manche à la nage.
That athlete is going to try to swim the Channel.

tempt

verbe transitif (pousser [qqn] à faire [qch] de défendu)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
C'est avec une pomme qu'Ève tenta Adam.
Eve tempted Adam with an apple.

tempt, attract, entice

verbe transitif (induire un désir, une envie)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je vois les photos de votre voyage et cela me tente.
I am looking at the pictures from your vacation and it is tempting me.

tempt

verbe transitif (exciter le désir de [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sortir avec moi ne vous tente pas ?
Going out with me doesn't tempt you?

Are you up for it?

(familier (Es-tu intéressé ?) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

tent peg

nom masculin (attache au sol pour tente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

nothing ventured nothing gained

(on ne perd rien à essayer)

tent fabric, tent canvas

nom féminin (couverture de tente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Let's learn French

So now that you know more about the meaning of tente in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.

Do you know about French

French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.