Translation for "a tentative" to english

A tentative

• an attempt
• has attempted

Translation examples

an attempt

Il y a tentative même si l'auteur n'est pas conscient qu'il ne pourra mener à bien son acte, du fait qu'il s'est trompé d'objet ou n'a pas employé les bons moyens.
An attempt to commit a criminal act exists even when a perpetrator fails to perceive that he/she is not able to finish the act due to the fact that an attempt is made on a wrong object or improper measures are employed.

Il y a tentative de lynchage !
After all, this was an attempted lynching then! - Objection!

S'il y a tentative de kidnapping, il faut prévenir la police.
If there's been an attempted kidnapping it has to be reported to the police.