tentar

v.

1 to feel.

2 to tempt.

María tentó a Ricardo Mary tempted Richard.

3 to grope for, to poke into, to probe.

María tentó los anteojos Mary groped for the eyeglasses.

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tentar

Conjugation model [ACERTAR], like {{link=acertar}}acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (palpar) to feel, touch

2 (incitar) to tempt, entice

3 (intentar) to try, attempt

4 (atraer) to attract, appeal

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡no me tientes! familiar don't tempt me!, don't say it twice!

tentar al diablo figurado to tempt the devil

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verb

1) to tempt

2) touch, feel

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1. VT

1) (=seducir) to tempt

me tentó con una copita de anís — she tempted me with a glass of anisette

no me tienta nada la idea — I can't say I fancy the idea *

tentar a algn a hacer algo — to tempt sb to do sth

2) (=palpar) to feel; (Med) to probe

ir tentando el camino — to feel one's way

3) (=probar) to test, try (out)

2.

See:

tentarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (atraer, seducir) plan/idea to tempt; persona to tempt

me tienta tu propuesta — I am very tempted by your proposal

no me tientes con esos bombones — don't tempt me with those chocolates

tentar a alguien A + INF — to tempt somebody to + inf

tentar a Dios or al diablo — to tempt fate o providence

2) (probar)

a) <cuerda/tabla> to test

b) (ant) <comida> to try, taste

c) <becerro> to test

3) (palpar) to feel

2.

tentarse v pron (CS fam) (caer en la tentación) to give in to temptation

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= entice, lure, tempt.

Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.

Ex. Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.

Ex. Science fiction may be so obviously rubbishy that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.

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* tentar el paladar = tempt + Posesivo + palate.

* tentar la providencia = tempt + providence.

* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (atraer, seducir) plan/idea to tempt; persona to tempt

me tienta tu propuesta — I am very tempted by your proposal

no me tientes con esos bombones — don't tempt me with those chocolates

tentar a alguien A + INF — to tempt somebody to + inf

tentar a Dios or al diablo — to tempt fate o providence

2) (probar)

a) <cuerda/tabla> to test

b) (ant) <comida> to try, taste

c) <becerro> to test

3) (palpar) to feel

2.

tentarse v pron (CS fam) (caer en la tentación) to give in to temptation

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= entice, lure, tempt.

Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.

Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.

Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbishy that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.

* tentar el paladar = tempt + Posesivo + palate.

* tentar la providencia = tempt + providence.

* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.

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tentar [A5 ]

vt

A (atraer, seducir) «plan/idea» to tempt; «persona» to tempt

me tienta tu propuesta I am very tempted by your proposal

no me tienta nada la oferta the offer doesn't tempt me in the least, I don't find the offer at all tempting, I'm not at all tempted by the offer

no me tientes con esos bombones don't tempt me with those chocolates

tentar a algn A + INF to tempt sb to + INF

nada podría tentarlo a dejar sus estudios nothing could entice o tempt him away from his books, nothing could tempt him to leave his books

tentar a Dios or al diablo to tempt fate o providence

B (probar)

1 ‹cuerda/tabla› to test

2 (ant); ‹comida› to try, taste

3 ‹becerro› to test, assess

C (palpar) to feel

■ tentarse

v pron

1 (CS fam) (caer en la tentación) to fall into temptation (frmlorhum), to give in to temptation

me tenté y le acepté un cigarrillo I gave in to temptation and took a cigarette from him

2

(CS fam) (de risa): me tenté y tuve que salir de la clase I was dying o bursting to laugh so much that I had to leave the classroom (colloq)

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tentar (conjugate tentar) verbo transitivo
1 (atraer, seducir) [plan/idea] to tempt;
[persona] to tempt;

◊ me tienta tu propuesta I am very tempted by your proposal;

estuve tentado de decírselo I was tempted to tell him;
tentar a algn a hacer algo to tempt sb to do sth
2 (probar)

a) ‹cuerda/tabla› to test

b) (palpar) to feel

tentar verbo transitivo
1 (incitar) to tempt: estoy tentado a decírselo, I'm tempted to tell him
me tienta la idea, I find the idea very tempting
2 (palpar con las manos) to feel, touch
'tentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
seducir
- suerte
English:
push
- tempt

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tentar

♦ vt

1. [incitar] to tempt;

no me tientes, que no tengo dinero para irme de viaje don't tempt me, I don't have enough money to go travelling;

lo tentó el diablo he was tempted by the devil;

tentar a alguien con algo to tempt sb with sth;

tentar a alguien a hacer algo to tempt sb to do sth;

Comp

tentar al diablo o [m5]a la suerte to tempt fate

2. [atraer] to tempt;

es gente a la que no le tienta el lujo he's the sort of person who isn't tempted by luxury;

me tienta mucho la idea I find the idea very tempting

3. [palpar] to feel;

se tentó los bolsillos en busca del encendedor he felt his pockets for the lighter

4. Taurom = to goad (a young bull) with a spear to test its mettle

♦ See also the pronominal verb tentarse

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tentar

v/t tempt, entice

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tentar {55} vt

1) tocar: to feel, to touch

2) probar: to test, to try

3) atraer: to tempt, to entice

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tentar vb

1. (seducir) to tempt

me tentó con un pastel de chocolate she tempted me with a chocolate cake

2. (palpar) to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

se tentó los bolsillos, pero la cartera no estaba he felt his pockets, but his wallet wasn't there