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Learn Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil): tentar - to try

Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil)
/Lesson 3
/tentar

tentar

Word

tentar

Meaning

to try

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil)

Lesson

Usages of tentar

A gente pode tentar entender o que o cachorro quer agora?

Can we try to understand what the dog wants now?

Eu quero limpar minha sala agora, mas vou tentar fazer isso depois.

I want to clean my living room now, but I will try to do it later.

Escute a música e tente cantar em voz alta.

Listen to the music and try to sing aloud.

Ela tenta sorrir mesmo quando está cansada.

She tries to smile even when she’s tired.

Há muitos meses que a vizinha tenta falar com o porteiro do prédio.

The female neighbor has been trying to talk to the doorman of the building for many months.

Quando eu ficar nervoso, vou tentar ficar calmo.

When I get nervous, I will try to stay calm.

Na academia, eu tento respirar devagar para que eu fique mais saudável e menos ansiosa.

At the gym, I try to breathe slowly so that I get healthier and less anxious.

Eu vou tentar ficar menos ansioso antes da reunião online.

I will try to be less anxious before the online meeting.

Mesmo quando eu preciso reclamar, tento falar com calma para resolver tudo melhor.

Even when I need to complain, I try to speak calmly to solve everything better.

Assim que a encanadora chegar, ela vai olhar o cano e tentar resolver o vazamento.

As soon as the plumber arrives, she is going to look at the pipe and try to fix the leak.

Se o programa travar de novo, tente reiniciar o sistema e desconectar o cabo.

If the program freezes again, try restarting the system and disconnecting the cable.

A criança tentou esconder o brinquedo, mas a mãe logo descobriu onde ele estava.

The child tried to hide the toy, but the mother soon found out where it was.

Minha filha gosta de me mostrar como o bebê tenta engatinhar no cercado.

My daughter likes to show me how the baby tries to crawl in the playpen.

O cachorro tentou fugir.

The dog tried to escape.

Ele tentou roubar o carro.

He tried to steal the car.

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