Spanish Conversation · Level 166
15 words
Spanish word
tentativa
Pronunciation
IPA/tentaˈtiβa/
Meaning
- feminine nounattempt
Example
Gracias por tu tentativa.
Thank you for your attempt.
More examples
Hicimos una tentativa, pero no funcionó.
We made an attempt, but it didn't work.
Core concept
A trial run or planned action that remains unfinished.
Common phrases
hacer una tentativa
make an attempt
una tentativa fallida
failed attempt
tentativa de fuga
escape attempt
Similar words
intento: Single, concrete try to perform an action with the intention of succeeding.
Definition in Spanish
Acción o esfuerzo por intentar algo, especialmente cuando es preliminar o no llega a completarse.
Word origin
Derived from Latin tentare "to try", the Spanish noun tentativa marks an attempt or an incomplete action.
Usage tips
- In legal and news texts tentativa often denotes an attempted crime (for example, tentativa de asesinato), so it signals an incomplete or prosecutable action rather than a neutral try.
Opposites
- éxitosuccessnoun
- inaccióninactionnoun
Related words
- tentativoexperimentaladjective
- tentativamenteexperimentallyadverb