Usages of essayer
Quelle chemise est-ce qu'il veut essayer ?
Which shirt does he want to try on?
Quels vêtements est-ce que tu veux essayer ?
Which clothes do you want to try on?
Elle veut essayer cette jupe.
She wants to try on this skirt.
Combien de beaux chapeaux est-ce que vous voulez essayer ?
How many beautiful hats do you want to try on?
Ça fait un mois que j'essaie de m'adapter, mais le choc culturel est fort.
I have been trying to adapt for a month, but the culture shock is strong.
Je t'encourage à essayer le karaté.
I encourage you to try karate.
Il est huit heures, essaie de ne pas taper sur la vitre.
It is eight o'clock, try not to tap on the glass.
Mon collègue essaie de ne pas nourrir le perroquet le soir.
My colleague tries not to feed the parrot in the evening.
Je suis disposé à essayer. C'est excitant de surfer, mais impossible à faire sans courage.
I am willing to try. It is exciting to surf, but impossible to do without courage.
Autant nous sommes censés faire de la voile, autant nous voulons essayer l'escalade.
As much as we are supposed to go sailing, so much do we want to try climbing.
Le concessionnaire a vendu la berline que j'ai essayée.
The dealer sold the sedan that I test-drove.
L'animal a beau avoir un traumatisme, le bénévole essaie de l'apprivoiser.
Even though the animal has a trauma, the volunteer tries to tame it.
Le karaoké, tu dois l'essayer, ne serait-ce que pour t'amuser.
The karaoke, you must try it, if only to have fun.
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