attempts in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for attempts in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. attempt (have a try at):

candidates should attempt all questions

los examinandos deben intentar responder a todas las preguntas form

she attempted a smile

intentó sonreír

he is going to attempt the exam again

va a presentarse al examen otra vez

he had attempted the north face before

ya había intentado escalar la ladera norte

2. attempt (try):

to attempt to + infin/-ing

tratar de or intentar +  infin

to attempt to beat the record

tratar de or intentar batir el récord

don't attempt walking yet

no trate de or no intente caminar todavía

3. attempt <attempted, pp >:

attempted suicide

intento m de suicidio

attempted murder/robbery

tentativa f de asesinato/robo

attempted coup

intentona f golpista

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

escape attempt N

escape attempt

intento m de fuga

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he was scornful of my attempts

menospreció or desdeñó mis intentos

repeated instances/warnings/attempts

repetido

repeated instances/warnings/attempts

reiterado

attr assassination attempt

tentativa f de asesinato

assassination attempt

atentado m

they were derisive about or of my attempts at poetry

se burlaron de mis intentos de hacer poesía

frequent attempts/journeys/criticism

frecuente

I was frustrated in my attempts to obtain justice

mis intentos de lograr que se hiciera justicia se vieron frustrados

she persevered in her attempts/with her piano lessons

perseveró en su intento/con las clases de piano

Translations for attempts in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tentativa

attempt

marcó a la segunda tentativa

he scored at the second attempt

attempts in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for attempts in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.attempt [əˈtempt] N

1. attempt (try):

attempt

intento m

to make an attempt at doing sth

intentar hacer algo

2. attempt (attack):

attempt

atentado m

II.attempt [əˈtempt] VB trans

attempt

intentar

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a half-hearted attempt

un intento desganado

futile attempt

intento m en vano

unavailing effort, attempt

vano, -a

feeble person, attempt

débil

Translations for attempts in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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conato

attempt

intentona

reckless attempt

intento de suicidio

suicide attempt

tentativa

attempt

intento

attempt

attempts 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their signals will usually bypass local telecoms systems, hindering censorship and wiretapping attempts.

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She attempts an unsuccessful unicorn hunt with the knights.

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

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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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During the rescue attempts, a petrol tank exploded and the wreckage was left to burn itself out.

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These attempts were not successful, and as a result controversy about national insurance came about.

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Several previous attempts had been made to restart the domestic campaign, though these were thwarted by continuing security concerns and general unrest throughout the country.

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

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