tentar

to tempt

tentar(tehn-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to entice)

a. to tempt

El salario me tienta mucho, pero no me apetece nada irme a vivir a otra ciudad.

I'm very tempted by the salary, but I don't feel at all like moving to another city.

2. (to examine by touch)

a. to feel

Tenté el bolsillo para tomar mi celular, pero no estaba allí.

I felt my pocket for my cell phone, but it wasn't there.

3. (to test)

a. to try

Hacíamos preguntas sin cesar para tentarle la paciencia a nuestro papá.

We would ask nonstop questions to try our dad's patience.

tentarse

pronominal verb

4.

(colloquial)

(to fall into temptation) (Southern Cone)

a. to give in to temptation

Al pasar por McDonald's, me tenté y me compré una hamburguesa.

When walking past McDonald's, I gave in to temptation and bought a hamburger.

5.

(colloquial)

(to laugh uncontrollably) (Southern Cone)

a. to die laughing

(colloquial)

Cuando Nacho apareció con ese corte de pelo, todos nos tentamos.

We all died laughing when Nacho showed up with that haircut.

b. to burst into laughter

(colloquial)

Hace caras graciosas para que me tiente.

He's making funny faces to make me burst into laughter.

tentar

transitive verb

1. (palpar)

a. to feel

2. (atraer, incitar)

a. to tempt

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tentar

transitive verb

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 (familiar); 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)

pronominal verb

tentarse (S. Cone) to give in (to temptation)

no compra chocolates porque se tienta y se los come son muy caros pero me tenté y me los compré