trying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trying in the English»Serbian Dictionary

try·ing ['traɪɪŋ] ADJ

trying

naporan

trying

težak

I.try [traɪ] N (attempt)

try

pokušaj m

to give sth a try

pokušati nešto

II.try <-ie-> [traɪ] VB intr

1. try (attempt):

try

pokušati // pokušavati

2. try (make an effort):

try

potruditi se // truditi se

III.try <-ie-> [traɪ] VB trans

1. try (attempt):

try

pokušati // pokušavati

to try one's best

dati sve od sebe

to try one's luck

okušati sreću

2. try (test by experiment):

try

isprobati perf

3. try (sample):

try

probati

try

okušati

4. try (put to test):

try

iskušati // iskušavati

to try sb's patience

iskušavati nečije strpljenje

5. try (put on trial):

try

suditi imperf

'try-out N inf

1. try-out SPORTS:

try-out

proba f merenje sposobnosti sportiste

2. try-out (rehearsal) THEAT:

try-out of play

proba f

try on VB trans

try on clothes:

try on

probati perf i imperf

try out VB trans

try out

isprobati // isprobavati

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I was only trying to be helpful

samo sam hteo da pomognem

it's murder trying to find a parking space around here

ubistveno je pokušavati da ovde pronađeš mesto za parkiranje

the film doesn't try to be historically accurate

film ne teži da bude istorijski precizan

I'm trying to persuade her to come but I'm getting nowhere

pokušavam da je nagovorim da pođe, ali ne uspevam

to try a different tack

probati drugačiji pristup

trying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if the phone's engaged, keep on trying!

ako je broj zauzet, nastavi da zoveš!

what point are you trying to make?

šta hoćeš time da kažeš?

it's murder trying to find a parking space around here

ubistveno je pokušavati da ovde pronađeš mesto za parkiranje

we've been going around the local schools trying to find out ...

obilazili smo lokalne škole pokušavajući da otkrijemo...

I was only trying to be helpful

samo sam hteo da pomognem

he keeps trying to distract me

on stalno pokušava da mi odvuče pažnju

I'm trying to persuade her to come but I'm getting nowhere

pokušavam da je nagovorim da pođe, ali ne uspevam

he's trying to get back into favour

on pokušava da postane popularan ponovo

to go on trying

i dalje pokušavati

there's no harm in trying

ne škodi pokušati

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Pots were designed specifically for brewing coffee, all with the purpose of trying to trap the coffee grounds before the coffee is poured.

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He said that he was on a mission to save his partner from making the mistake of trying to please bloodthirsty fans.

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Sanctions are always a bit of a mixed bag - if you're trying to ostracise a country they can be quite effective.

www.dailymail.co.uk

While trying to court her, there is a knock on the door.

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Crane has to turn down a friend who is trying to save a threatened man.

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I was really trying to make a country and western album.

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Nobles accused him of trying to change the old ways, and even managed to find fault with the building codes.

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It took me two days of trying to puzzle out what they had done to this guy.

www.telegraph.co.uk

She regretted trying to end her life and decided to challenge the decision and go to the Citizens Advice Bureau.

www.standard.co.uk

Captured by the authorities, she is sent to a reformatory, where she finds herself in more and more trouble while trying to adjust.

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