tentar al diablo
Spanish, verb[t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ al̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]
tentar al diablo is a Spanish verb meaning “to tempt fate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tentar al diablo mean in English?
verb
- 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 perjudicarse.
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 al diablo
- tiento al diablo first-person present singular
- tenté al diablo first-person preterite singular
- tentado al diablo participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tentar al diablo?
- [t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ al̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]
- [t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ al̪ d̪iˈaβ̞lo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.