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tentar a la suerte

Spanish, verb[t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ a la ˈsweɾt̪e]

tentar a la suerte is a Spanish verb meaning “to tempt fate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does tentar a la suerte mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to tempt fate

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. Correr un riesgo excesivo o innecesario, creando la posibilidad de un percance.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of tentar a la suerte

  • tiento a la suerte first-person present singular
  • tenté a la suerte first-person preterite singular
  • tentado a la suerte participle past

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tentar a la suerte?

  • [t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ a la ˈsweɾt̪e]
  • [t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ a la suˈeɾt̪e]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.