tienta

f.

1 trial (bullfighting).

2 probe.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tentar.

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tienta

► nombre femenino

1 (de becerros) test of bravery

2 (sagacidad) sagacity, cleverness

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a tientas by touch

andar a tientas to feel one's way, grope one's way

buscar algo a tientas to grope for something

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SF

1)

a tientas — gropingly, blindly

andar a tientas — to grope one's way along, feel one's way; (fig) to feel one's way

buscar algo a tientas — to grope around for sth

decir algo a tientas — to throw out a remark at random, say sth to see what effect it has

2) (Taur) trial, test

3) (Med) probe

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femenino

1) (tacto)

a tientas: andar or ir a tientas to feel one's way; subió las escaleras a tientas he felt his way up the stairs; buscó el timbre a tientas — he fumbled o felt around for the bell

2) (Taur) trial (to test fighting spirit of young bulls)

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femenino

1) (tacto)

a tientas: andar or ir a tientas to feel one's way; subió las escaleras a tientas he felt his way up the stairs; buscó el timbre a tientas — he fumbled o felt around for the bell

2) (Taur) trial (to test fighting spirit of young bulls)

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tienta

feminine

A

(tacto): a tientas: andar or caminar or ir a tientas to feel one's way

subió las escaleras a tientas he felt his way up the stairs

buscó el timbre a tientas he groped o fumbled o felt around for the bell

B (Taur) trial (to test fighting spirit of young bulls)

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Del verbo tentar: (conjugate tentar)

tienta es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
tentar    
tienta
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;
tienta a algn a hacer algo to tempt sb to do sth
2 (probar)

a) ‹cuerda/tabla› to test

b) (palpar) to feel

tienta sustantivo femenino:

◊ a tientas (loc adv): andar or ir a tientas to feel one's way;

buscó el timbre a tientas he fumbled o felt around for the bell
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
tienta sustantivo femenino andar/ir a tientas, to feel one's way o to grope
buscar a tientas, to feel around for

'tienta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tentar

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tienta

♦ nf

Taurom trial [of the bulls]

♦ a tientas loc adv

blindly;

andar a tientas to grope along;

buscar algo a tientas to grope about o around for sth

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tienta, etc. tentar

tienta nf

andar a tientas : to feel one's way, to grope around