Essayons (en. Let's try)

[e.sɛ.jɔ̃]

Meaning & Definition

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verb

First person plural of the verb 'to try', meaning to attempt or try something.

Let's try to understand this situation.

Essayons de comprendre cette situation.

Indicates an intention to experiment or test.

Let's try this new restaurant tonight.

Essayons ce nouveau restaurant ce soir.

Used to encourage a group to undertake an action.

Come on, let's all try to finish the project on time.

Allez, essayons tous ensemble de finir le projet à temps.

From Old French 'essayer', of Latin origin 'exagere' meaning 'to test'.

let's try to

Let's attempt to do something.

essayons de

to try something

Try a new experience.

essayer quelque chose

let's give it a try

Let's do a test together.

mettons-nous à l'essai

to try

Attempt or trial of something.

essayer

attempt

Action of trying something.

tentative

to experiment

To try something to see the results.

expérimenter

We're trying

Go ahead, we're trying something new.

Allez-y, on tente quelque chose de nouveau.

We're trying

We're trying to get answers this time.

On essaie d'avoir des réponses cette fois-ci.