tentar a sorte
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “try (one's) luck”.
Pronunciation
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Verb
edittentar 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.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to (frequently) win prizes in sweepstakes, lotteries, games of chance, etc.
Conjugation
edit1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
edit- “sorte”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024