attempts in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for attempts in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. attempt:

attempt

tentativo m (to do di fare)

to make an attempt to do, at doing

fare un tentativo or tentare di fare

in an attempt to do

nel tentativo di fare

on my, his first attempt

al primo tentativo

attempt to escape or escape attempt

tentativo d'evasione

to make an attempt on a record

tentare di battere un record

at least she made an attempt!

almeno ci ha provato!

he made no attempt to apologize

non ha fatto il minimo tentativo di scusarsi

good attempt!

bel tentativo!

he made an attempt at a smile

tentò di sorridere

it's my first attempt at a cake

è la prima volta che provo a fare una torta

not bad for a first attempt!

non male come primo tentativo!

2. attempt (attack):

attempt

attentato m

attempt on sb's life

attentato alla vita di qn

to make an attempt on sb's life

attentare alla vita di qn

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

attempt

tentare (to do di fare)

attempt exam question

affrontare

to attempt suicide

tentare il suicidio

to attempt the impossible

tentare l'impossibile

attempted robbery, murder

tentata rapina, tentato omicidio

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heroic attempts

tentativi eroici

Tory attempts, attack

dei Tory

repeated warnings, requests, criticisms, refusals, efforts, attempts

ripetuto

repeated warnings, requests, criticisms, refusals, efforts, attempts

reiterato

to come unstuck in one's exams, attempts

fallire agli esami, nei propri tentativi

halting steps, attempts

esitante

a last-gasp attempt

un ultimo disperato tentativo

assassination before n bid, attempt

di omicidio

half-hearted attempt

esitante, incerto

Translations for attempts in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tentativo

attempt

tentativo SPORTS

attempt

un tentativo fallito, andato a vuoto

a failed, aborted attempt

non ha fatto il minimo tentativo di scusarsi

he made no attempt or effort to apologize

al primo tentativo

on (one's) first attempt

nel tentativo di fare

in an attempt or effort to do

ha passato l'esame di guida al terzo tentativo

she passed her driving test third time round or at her third attempt

tentativo di suicidio

attempt at suicide, suicide attempt

due tentativi di evasione

two attempts of escape, two escape attempts

attempts in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for attempts in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.attempt [ə·ˈtempt] N

1. attempt (try):

attempt

tentativo m

to make an attempt at doing sth

tentare di fare qc

2. attempt (attack):

attempt

attentato m

II.attempt [ə·ˈtempt] VB trans

attempt

tentare

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inexpert attempt

maldestro, -a

a halfhearted attempt

un mezzo tentativo

futile attempt

vano tentativo m

unavailing effort, attempt

vano, -a

feeble person, attempt

debole

heroic attempt

tentativo eroico

Translations for attempts in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tentativo

attempt

tentativo golpistico

coup attempt

attentare alla vita di qu

to make an attempt on sb's life

attempts Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a halfhearted attempt

un mezzo tentativo

heroic attempt

tentativo eroico

futile attempt

vano tentativo m

to make an attempt at doing sth

tentare di fare qc

not to make the faintest attempt to do sth

non mostrare la minima intenzione di voler fare qc

to make an attempt on sb's life

attentare alla vita di qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The base was the target of several espionage attempts between the 1940s1990s as a result.

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He is painfully shy and socially inept, however, and his attempts to become closer to the family are gently rebuffed.

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All this complicates attempts to differentiate influential leaders from poseurs.

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She attempts an unsuccessful unicorn hunt with the knights.

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A head crash usually incurs severe data loss, and data recovery attempts may cause further damage if not done by a specialist with proper equipment.

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Note, however, that deliberate attempts to slow down play for this reason are subject to a forfeiture being declared.

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The mall security attempts to put an end to her unauthorized performances, but she consistently eludes them.

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However, perhaps inevitably, attempts to extend this success by bringing in additional titles led to overexposure.

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A neutrino-antineutrino interaction has been suggested in attempts to form a composite photon with the neutrino theory of light.

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This complicates attempts to control the spread of spam, as in many cases the spam does not obviously originate from the spammer.

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