"tentative" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /tɑ̃.ta.tiv/ Audio: Fr-tentative.ogg Forms: tentatives [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin tentātīva, from tentō (“to attempt”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|ML.|tentātīva}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin tentātīva Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tentative f (plural tentatives)
  1. attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky)
    general senses
    Tags: feminine Synonyms: essai
    Sense id: en-tentative-fr-noun-VdoHQiQz Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky)
    (law) an attempted infraction of law
    Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-tentative-fr-noun-UH7Mht-8 Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tenter

Inflected forms

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          "english": "to make an attempt at something",
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          "english": "make an attempt to do something",
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