attempted murder in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for attempted murder in the English»French Dictionary

attempted murder N U or C LAW

attempted murder

tentative f de meurtre or d'assassinat

Translations for attempted murder in the English»French Dictionary

attempted robbery/murder

tentative de vol/meurtre

Translations for attempted murder in the French»English Dictionary

faire une tentative de meurtre contre qn

to attempt to murder sb

tentative de meurtre LAW

attempted murder

tentative de meurtre (gén)

murder attempt

attentat à la vie de qn

attempted murder of sb, attempt on sb's life

Translations for attempted murder in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. attempt:

attempt

tentative f (to do de faire)

to make an attempt to do or at doing

tenter de faire

in an attempt to do

pour essayer de faire

on my/his first attempt

dès ma/sa première tentative

attempt to escape

tentative d'évasion

to make an attempt on a record

tenter de battre un record

at least she made an attempt!

au moins elle a essayé!

he made no attempt to apologize

il n'a même pas tenté de s'excuser

good attempt!

bien essayé!

he made an attempt at a smile

il a esquissé un sourire

it's my first attempt at a cake

c'est la première fois que je fais un gâteau

not bad for a first attempt!

ce n'est pas mal pour un premier essai!

2. attempt (attack):

attempt

attentat m

attempt on sb's life

attentat contre la vie de qn

to make an attempt on sb's life

attenter à la vie de qn

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

attempt

tenter (to do de faire)

attempt exam question

s'attaquer à

to attempt suicide

tenter de se suicider

to attempt the impossible

tenter l'impossible

attempted robbery/murder

tentative de vol/meurtre

I.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] N

1. murder LAW (crime):

murder

meurtre m

2. murder attr:

murder inquiry, investigation

sur un meurtre

murder scene, weapon

du crime

murder squad, trial

criminel/-elle

murder (gen) story, mystery

policier/-ière

murder hunt

chasse f à l'assassin

murder victim

victime f (d'un meurtre)

3. murder (hell) inf:

it's murder in town today!

c'est infernal en ville aujourd'hui! inf

finding a parking space here is sheer murder!

trouver à se garer ici, c'est infernal! inf

to be murder on the feet/nerves

être un cauchemar pour les pieds/nerfs

II.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] VB trans

1. murder LAW (kill):

murder lit

assassiner (with avec)

2. murder fig, inf:

murder

tuer inf

I could murder that woman inf!

elle est à tuer, cette femme! inf

3. murder (ruin):

murder inf

massacrer inf

4. murder (defeat):

murder inf

écraser inf

murder inf

battre [qn] à plates coutures

5. murder Brit (devour) inf:

I could murder a pint/a sandwich!

je me taperais bien une bière/un sandwich! sl

III.murdered ADJ

the murdered man/woman

la victime

IV.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər]

to get away with murder dishonest people:

s'en tirer impunément

that child gets away with murder!

on lui passe tout à cet enfant!

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder inf child:

crier comme un putois

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder public figure, press:

s'indigner

attempted murder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for attempted murder in the English»French Dictionary

attempted murder

tentative f de meurtre

Translations for attempted murder in the French»English Dictionary

tentative de meurtre/viol/vol LAW

attempted murder/rape/robbery

Translations for attempted murder in the English»French Dictionary

I.murder [ˈmɜ:dəʳ, Am ˈmɜ:rdɚ] N

murder (killing)

meurtre m

murder (emphasizing premeditation)

assassinat m

attempted murder

tentative f de meurtre

Phrases:

to be murder

être tuant

to get away with murder

tout se permettre

to scream blue murder

crier comme un forcené

II.murder [ˈmɜ:dəʳ, Am ˈmɜ:rdɚ] VB trans

1. murder (kill):

murder

assassiner

2. murder fig:

murder

massacrer

I.attempt [əˈtempt] N

attempt (try):

attempt

tentative f

to make an attempt to +infin

essayer de +infin

Phrases:

an attempt on sb's life

une atteinte à la vie de qn

II.attempt [əˈtempt] VB trans

attempt

tenter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It acquitted him of a more serious charge of attempted murder with premeditation, which could have carried a life sentence.

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