tente

Noun

tente

1. upright, standing

Adverb

tente

1. temptingly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃t/

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃t

Etymology 1

From Old French tente, possibly from Vulgar Latin *tenta, from the feminine of tentus, perfect passive participle of tendō, or alternatively from *tenda, itself possibly a contraction of *tendita, feminine of a variant Vulgar Latin participle *tenditus (instead of tentus, perfect passive participle of Latin tendō). Compare Italian tenda, Portuguese tenda, Spanish tienda.

Etymology 2

Further reading

• “tente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• nette

Participle

tente

1. vocative masculine singular of tentus

Verb

tente

1. simple past of tenne

Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *tenta, from the feminine of tentus, perfect passive participle of tendō, or alternatively from *tenda, itself possibly a contraction of *tendita, feminine of a variant Vulgar Latin participle *tenditus (instead of tentus, perfect passive participle of Latin tendō).

Noun

tente f (oblique plural tentes, nominative singular tente, nominative plural tentes)

1. tent, temporary hut or other similar building

Verb

tente

1. First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of tentar
2. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of tentar
3. First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of tentar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of tentar
5. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of tentar
6. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of tentar

Adjective

tente

1. feminine plural of tento