attempt in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.attempt [Am əˈtɛm(p)t, Brit əˈtɛm(p)t] VB trans

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II.attempt [Am əˈtɛm(p)t, Brit əˈtɛm(p)t] N

attempt
intento m
he broke his arm in the attempt
se rompió un brazo en el intento
at or esp Am on the first attempt
a la primera (tentativa)
at or esp Am on the first attempt
al primer intento
at least they made the attempt
al menos lo intentaron
at least they made the attempt
al menos hicieron la tentativa
attempt to + infin 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 sth/-ing I made an attempt at conversation
traté de or intenté entablar conversación
their attempts at lighting a fire failed
fracasaron en su intento de encender fuego
she had another attempt at the record
volvió a intentar batir el récord
to make an attempt on sb's life
atentar contra la vida de alguien
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attr assassination attempt
tentativa f de asesinato
assassination attempt
atentado m
half-assed attempt
torpe
a last-ditch attempt
un intento desesperado
make-or-break attempt
desesperado
unavailing attempt/plea
infructuoso
unavailing attempt/plea
inútil
fumbling attempt/effort
torpe

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attempt in the PONS Dictionary

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attempt Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make an attempt at doing sth
intentar hacer algo
futile attempt
intento m en vano
heroic attempt
intento heroico
a half-hearted attempt
un intento desganado
not to make the faintest attempt to do sth
no mostrar la menor intención de hacer algo
small boat (typically used to attempt to cross the Straits of Gibraltar from Morocco to Andalusia illegally)
patera
to make an attempt on sb's life
atentar contra alguien
to be the victim of an assassination attempt
ser víctima de un atentado
to pull it off at the first attempt
llegar y besar el santo (sin esfuerzo)
I did it at the first attempt
lo hice a la primero
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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There has been no further action or attempt to revive the bill.
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Many of these underground bunkers still exist under private ownership, permission of the owner is paramount before attempting to locate them. 2.
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His models flew, but his two attempts at piloted flight were not successful.
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The technique attempts to make the player's input feel more instantaneous while governing the player's actions on a remote server.
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Many of these attempts were knocked back due to the city's many failed sporting franchises.
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He has some of each of the powers and understandings held by the others, but he misuses those powers and understandings to attempt his usurpations.
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L made no attempt to hide the drugs inside her bags, leading authorities to suspect the ring had help from employees.
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Despite numerous attempts at reforms all umbrella organisations, as well as most sector unions, suffer because of these dysfunctional structures.
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It does not in our view matter whether it is the seller or someone else who will attempt the repair.
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Stratus made a pinfall attempt with a victory roll for a near-fall.
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