Tag Archives: tentar
Provar Vs. Tentar Posted by Rachel on Jun 23, 2010
Today we’re going to look at two verbs that both mean to try, but in different contexts. 1. Provar = to try (taste) / to try on / to prove Não quis provar o macarrão, mas resolvi comê-lo. I didn’t want to try the pasta, but I decided to eat it. Ela provou o vestido…
Try, try again Posted by Rachel on Jan 13, 2009
There are several different ways to translate the English verb “try” into Portuguese, so today we’re going to take a look at them. 1. tentar: try as in make an effort to do something Vou tentar terminar o projeto logo. I’m going to try to finish the project soon. Ele tentou entrar no site de…