trying in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for trying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

trying [Am ˈtraɪɪŋ, Brit ˈtrʌɪɪŋ] ADJ

trying day/experience:

trying

duro

I find him quite trying

es una persona que pone a prueba mi paciencia

this job is very trying on the eyes/nerves

este trabajo cansa mucho la vista/es desquiciante

I.try <tries, trying, tried> [Am traɪ, Brit trʌɪ] VB trans

1.1. try (attempt):

try

intentar

don't try anything

no intentes nada

to try to + infin

tratar de  +  infin

to try to + infin

intentar +  infin

he drowned trying to rescue them

se ahogó al tratar de or al intentar rescatarlos

try to or inf try and concentrate

trata de or intenta concentrarte

I'll try to finish it today

trataré de or intentaré terminarlo hoy

she tried hard to persuade them

trató de or intentó convencerlos por todos los medios

just you try!

¡atrévete!

just you try!

¡haz la prueba!

to try sth on sb she once tried that on me

a mí también trató de engañarme así una vez

it's trying to rain inf

parece que quiere llover inf

1.2. try (attempt to operate):

he tried all the windows

probó a abrir todas las ventanas

she tried the switch, but nothing happened

le dio al interruptor, pero nada de nada

2.1. try (experiment with):

try product/technique/food

probar

I've tried everything, but the stain won't come out

he probado con todo, pero la mancha no sale

I've never tried raw fish

nunca he comido or probado pescado crudo

try some

pruébalo

try some

prueba un poquito

we're going to try the coast this year

este año vamos a probar qué tal nos va en la playa

to try -ing have you tried frying it?

¿has probado a freírlo?

shall we try adding a little oil?

¿le agregamos un poco de aceite, a ver qué pasa?

try looking at the problem from another angle

prueba con un enfoque distinto del problema

to try sth on sb I tried the recipe on the kids and they hated it

les hice el plato a los niños y no les gustó nada

she tried her lecture on us first

primero ensayó or practicó la conferencia con nosotros

2.2. try (have recourse to):

she tried Jack, but he didn't know

se lo preguntó a Jack pero él no lo sabía

I'll try his work number

voy a probar a llamarlo al trabajo

I tried several bookshops before I found a copy

busqué en or recorrí varias librerías antes de encontrar un ejemplar

3.1. try (put to the test):

try person/courage

poner a prueba

to try one's luck at sth

probar suerte con algo

3.2. try (put strain on):

try patience

poner a prueba

these things are sent to try us liter

Dios nos pone a prueba

4. try LAW:

try person/case

juzgar

to try sb for sth

juzgar a alguien por algo

II.try <tries, trying, tried> [Am traɪ, Brit trʌɪ] VB intr

the team just isn't trying

el equipo no está haciendo ningún esfuerzo

I can't do it: will you try?

no puedo, prueba or inténtalo tú

try as we might, we made no progress

por más esfuerzos que hacíamos, no progresábamos nada

if at first you don't succeed try, try and try again

si al principio no lo logras, sigue intentándolo

you have to try harder

tienes que esforzarte más

to try one's best or hardest

hacer todo lo posible

she couldn't be hurtful if she tried

es incapaz de herir a nadie

III.try <pl tries> [Am traɪ, Brit trʌɪ] N

1. try C (attempt):

try

intento m

try

tentativa f

it's worth a try

vale la pena intentarlo or hacer la tentativa or hacer la prueba

that's not the right answer, but it was a good try

esa no es la respuesta, pero no estabas tan desencaminado

there's no answer, I'll give him/it another try later

no contestan, insistiré or volveré a llamar más tarde

have another try

vuelve a intentarlo

have another try

haz otro intento or otra tentativa

she's going to have another try at the exam

va a volver a presentarse al examen

2. try (trial, experiment) no pl:

this wine should be worth a try

merece la pena probar este vino

we'll give him a try

le daremos una oportunidad

have you had a try on his bike yet?

¿ya has probado su bicicleta?

3. try C (in rugby):

try

ensayo m

try

try m Arg

to score a try

marcar un ensayo

try for VB [Am traɪ -, Brit trʌɪ -] (v + prep + o)

try for prize/place:

try for

tratar de conseguir

he's going to try for the scholarship

va a tratar de conseguir la beca

he's going to try for the scholarship

se va a presentar para la beca

this time we're trying for a girl

vamos a ver si esta vez tenemos una niña

this time we're trying for a girl

esta vez vamos a por la niña Spain inf

try on VB [Am traɪ -, Brit trʌɪ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

try on skirt/shoes/hat:

try on

probarse

try on

medirse Col Mex

can I try it on?

¿me lo puedo probar?

can I try it on?

¿me lo puedo medir? Col Mex

to try it on (with sb) Brit inf they had a new teacher and they were really trying it on

tenían una maestra nueva y estaban viendo hasta dónde podían llegar con ella

don't try it on with me!

¡cuidadito con pasarte de la raya conmigo! inf

don't try it on with me!

¡cuidadito con pasarte al patio conmigo! RioPl inf

try-on [ˈtraɪɑːn, ˈtraɪɒn] N

1. try-on (of clothes):

try-on Am

prueba f

don't buy it without a try-on

no te lo compres sin probártelo

2. try-on (trick, pretense) Brit:

try-on inf

triquiñuela f inf

I.try out VB [Am traɪ -, Brit trʌɪ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (test)

try out product/machine/method

probar

try out employee/player

probar

try out employee/player

poner a prueba

to try sth out on sb

probar algo con alguien

they tried the drug out on 50 patients

probaron el fármaco con 50 pacientes

II.try out VB [Am traɪ -, Brit trʌɪ -] (v + adv) (be tested)

try out

presentarse a una prueba

to try out for sth

presentarse a una prueba para algo

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enfadoso (enfadosa) situación

trying

deja de hacerme carantoñas

stop trying to butter me up inf

renunció a intentar desasnar a esos alumnos

he gave up trying to teach those pupils anything o trying to get those pupils to learn anything

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try

trying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

trying ADJ

trying (exasperating)

molesto, -a

trying (difficult)

difícil

I.try [traɪ] -ie- -ie- N

1. try (attempt):

try

intento m

to give sth a try

intentar algo

2. try in rugby:

try

ensayo m

II.try [traɪ] -ie- -ie- VB intr

try

esforzarse

to try and do sth inf

intentar hacer algo

III.try [traɪ] -ie- -ie- VB trans

1. try (attempt):

try

intentar

to try one's best

esforzarse al máximo

to try one's luck

probar suerte

2. try (test):

try

experimentar

3. try (sample):

try

probar

4. try (annoy):

try

cansar

his demands would try the patience of a saint

sus peticiones acabarían con la paciencia de un santo

5. try LAW:

try

juzgar

try-out [ˈtraɪaʊt] N

try-out

prueba f

try out VB trans

try out

probar

to try sth out on sb

dar a probar algo a alguien

try for VB trans insep Brit, Aus

try for

tratar de obtener

try on VB trans

1. try on (put on):

try on

probar

to try sth on for size

probar algo para ver la talla

2. try on Brit, Aus inf:

to try it on

ver hasta dónde se puede llegar

don't try it on with me

no trates de embaucarme

Translations for trying in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tequioso (-a) (niño)

trying

esto rebasa los límites de mi paciencia

this is trying my patience

intento

try

es inútil tratar de razonar con él

there's no point trying to reason with him

trying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what are you trying to suggest?

¿qué insinúas?

there's no harm in trying

no se pierde nada con intentarlo

not to kill oneself trying fig inf

no esforzarse mucho

there's no point trying to reason with him

es inútil tratar de razonar con él

what are you trying to do?

¿qué te propones?

I've been trying to call you for an hour

te ando llamando desde hace una hora

the prisoner was shot while trying to escape

se le aplicó la ley de la fuga al reo

to go mad [or crazy] trying to do sth

volverse mico para hacer algo inf

his/her behaviour [or behavior Am] is trying to hide something

su comportamiento esconde alguna intención

they're just trying to be difficult

son ganas de fastidiar inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They may be trying to find out more about how you think on your feet, if you stress out, or how much courage you have.

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If people believe that there are parts of the world that are irredeemable hellholes then you're just wasting time and money trying to improve them.

www.smh.com.au

He is trying to protect the literary work from the three-ring circus that has developed around it.

www.worldcrunch.com

Since then the enterprise has been trying to pull out of the collective labour agreement and has been forced back into it by a bitter strike.

www.europarl.europa.eu

He was trying to improve understanding of viewpoints of human beings and to have others forgive foibles and human waywardness.

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It took me two days of trying to puzzle out what they had done to this guy.

www.telegraph.co.uk

While trying to court her, there is a knock on the door.

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I was really trying to make a country and western album.

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The first stage is a side view of the character trying to cross a drawbridge to reach a castle.

en.wikipedia.org

Coccidiosis, a parasitic disease of the intestinal tract, has also been a problem they have been trying to solve.

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