attempted 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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they attempted a breakout
intentaron romper el cerco
attr assassination attempt
tentativa f de asesinato
assassination attempt
atentado m
an attempted suicide
un intento de suicidio
political suicide attr attempt/pact
de suicidio

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attempted in the PONS Dictionary

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attempted 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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Emergency responders are instructed to recognize it as a sign that CPR should not be attempted.
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Other flooring is made from inch-thick mahogany which dented the tools of electricians and telephone mechanics who attempted to string new wiring in the 1950s.
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The malls had their rights of activity regulation challenged after protesters attempted to hand out leaflets at the malls.
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When he attempted to redeem these for cash, the company refused to pay them.
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An infiltrator attempted to disrupt the march by bursting balloons, but was frightened away by booing.
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Divided skirts, bloomers and knickerbockers were tried as fashionable women attempted to resolve the matter without provoking hostility, ridicule or violence.
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The refuge, therefore, has attempted to restore hammock habitat wherever it can.
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To compensate for the crosswind, the pilots attempted to touch down with the aircraft banked slightly to the right.
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They attempted to crowdfund support for additional help, saying all donations would be kept anonymous.
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It was not until they passed their positions on to new students, who attempted to reconcile the fund's accounts, that the embezzlement was discovered.
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