- attempt
- ə'tempt
1. verb(to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) intentar, tratar de
2. noun1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) tentativa, intento2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) atentadoattempt1 n intento / tentativahe succeeded at his first attempt tuvo éxito en su primer intentoattempt2 vb intentarpolice are attempting to rescue her la policía intenta rescatarlaattempttr[ə'tempt]noun1 (try) intento, tentativa■ he made an attempt at 4 metres hizo un intento a 4 metros■ I'll do it or die in the attempt lo haré o moriré en el intentotransitive verb1 intentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make an attempt on somebody's life atentar contra la vida de alguienattempt [ə'tɛmpt] vt: intentar, tratar deattempt n: intento m, tentativa fattemptn.• atentado s.m.• conato s.m.• intento s.m.• tentativa s.f.v.• atentar v.• atentar contra v.• intentar v.• tentar v.
I ə'tempttransitive verba) (try)to attempt to + inf/-ing — tratar de or intentar + inf
b) (have a try at) \<\<student\>\> \<\<exam question\>\> intentar responder a (frml)she attempted a smile — intentó sonreír
c) attempted past pattempted suicide — intento m de suicidio
attempted murder/robbery — tentativa f de asesinato/robo
attempted coup — intentona f golpista
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noun intento mat o (esp AmE) on the first attempt — a la primera (tentativa), al primer intento
[ǝ'tempt]attempt to + inf: in my attempt to avoid the other car ... al tratar de or intentar esquivar el otro coche ...; they made no attempt to be polite no hicieron ningún esfuerzo para ser corteses; attempt at something/-ing: I made an attempt at conversation traté de or intenté entablar conversación; she had another attempt at the record volvió a intentar batir el récord; to make an attempt on somebody's life — atentar contra la vida de alguien
1. N1) (=try) intento mwe'll do it or die in the attempt — lo haremos o moriremos en el intento
at the first attempt — en el primer intento
this is my first attempt — es la primera vez que lo intento
after several attempts they gave up — tras varios intentos or varias tentativas, se dieron por vencidos
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we had to give up the attempt — tuvimos que renunciar a la empresa•
it was a good attempt — fue un esfuerzo digno de alabanza•
to make an attempt to do sth — hacer una tentativa de hacer algo, intentar hacer algohe made no attempt to help — ni siquiera intentó ayudar
he made two attempts at it — lo intentó dos veces
to make an attempt on the record — tratar de batir el récord
to make an attempt on the summit — tratar de llegar a la cumbre
2) (=attack) atentado m•
to make an attempt on sb's life — atentar contra la vida de algn2. VT1) [+ task] intentar realizar; [+ exam question] intentar responder ato attempt a reply — intentar responder, tratar de responder
to attempt a smile — intentar sonreír
to attempt suicide — intentar suicidarse
2) (=try)to attempt to do sth — tratar de or intentar or (esp LAm) procurar hacer algo
the pilot attempted to land — el piloto trató de aterrizar
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I [ə'tempt]transitive verba) (try)to attempt to + inf/-ing — tratar de or intentar + inf
b) (have a try at) \<\<student\>\> \<\<exam question\>\> intentar responder a (frml)she attempted a smile — intentó sonreír
c) attempted past pattempted suicide — intento m de suicidio
attempted murder/robbery — tentativa f de asesinato/robo
attempted coup — intentona f golpista
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noun intento mat o (esp AmE) on the first attempt — a la primera (tentativa), al primer intento
attempt to + inf: in my attempt to avoid the other car ... al tratar de or intentar esquivar el otro coche ...; they made no attempt to be polite no hicieron ningún esfuerzo para ser corteses; attempt at something/-ing: I made an attempt at conversation traté de or intenté entablar conversación; she had another attempt at the record volvió a intentar batir el récord; to make an attempt on somebody's life — atentar contra la vida de alguien
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
