tentar a sorte
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “try (one's) luck”.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]tentar a sorte (first-person singular present tento a sorte, first-person singular preterite tentei a sorte, past participle tentado a sorte) (idiomatic, transitive) [with com ‘at, with’]
- to try one's luck (taking risks, trying something in the hope of being successful)
- Você deveria tentar a sorte com ela, ela tá tão na sua. ― You should try your luck with her, she's so into you.
Conjugation
[edit]1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
[edit]- “sorte”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024