INTENTABA - Translation from Spanish into English

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Spanish

English

intentar VB trans

¡no te des por vencido, inténtalo otra vez!

don't give up, try again! o have another try!

¿qué pierdes con intentarlo?

what have you got to lose by trying?

el piloto intentó un aterrizaje de emergencia

the pilot attempted an emergency landing

intentar + infinit.

to try to +  infinit.

intentaré convencerlo

I'll try to persuade him

intentaban escalar el pico más alto

they were attempting o trying to climb the highest peak

intenta llegar temprano

try to arrive early

intenta llegar temprano

try and arrive early inf

(intentar que + subj) ¿has intentado que te lo arreglen?

have you tried getting o to get it fixed?

intenta que no te vean

try not to let them see you

por intentarlo que no quede inf

there's no harm in trying

intentaba preservarla de todo mal

he tried to protect o keep her from harm

lo trincaron cuando intentaba cruzar la frontera

they picked him up as he was trying to cross the border

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

intentaba rescatar sus joyas

she was trying to save her jewels

intentar ocultárselo es una necedad

it's sheer stupidity to try to hide it from her

English

Spanish

retry COMPUT procedure

volver a intentar

to take a swipe at sb/sth

intentar darle or pegarle a alguien/algo

to swipe at

intentar darle a

to swipe at

intentar pegarle a

to overreach oneself

intentar hacer demasiado

I overreached myself trying to play that piece

fue demasiado ambicioso de mi parte intentar tocar esa pieza

essay task

intentar realizar

in the PONS Dictionary

Spanish

English

intentar VB trans

1. intentar (probar):

intentar

to attempt

intentar

to try

2. intentar (proponerse):

intentar

to intend

intentar

to mean

English

Spanish

to make an attempt at doing sth

intentar hacer algo

attempt

intentar

to efface oneself

intentar pasar inadvertido

essay

intentar hacer

to make overtures towards sb

intentar acercarse a alguien

to have a bash at doing sth inf

intentar hacer algo

to give sth a try

intentar algo

to try and do sth inf

intentar hacer algo

try

intentar

go after

intentar conseguir

work on person

intentar persuadir a

to try a different tack

intentar un enfoque distinto

in the PONS Dictionary

Spanish

English

intentar [in·ten·ˈtar] VB trans

1. intentar (probar):

intentar

to attempt

intentar

to try

2. intentar (proponerse):

intentar

to intend

intentar

to mean

English

Spanish

to make an attempt at doing sth

intentar hacer algo

attempt

intentar

essay

intentar hacer

to efface oneself

intentar pasar inadvertido

to make overtures towards sb

intentar acercarse a alguien

to give sth a try

intentar algo

to try and do sth inf

intentar hacer algo

try

intentar

work on person

intentar persuadir a

to have a whack at sth inf

intentar algo

to take a swipe at sb/sth (hit)

(intentar) pegar a alguien/algo

to try a different tack

intentar un enfoque distinto

presente

yo	intento
tú	intentas
él/ella/usted	intenta
nosotros/nosotras	intentamos
vosotros/vosotras	intentáis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	intentan

imperfecto

yo	intentaba
tú	intentabas
él/ella/usted	intentaba
nosotros/nosotras	intentábamos
vosotros/vosotras	intentabais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	intentaban

indefinido

yo	intenté
tú	intentaste
él/ella/usted	intentó
nosotros/nosotras	intentamos
vosotros/vosotras	intentasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	intentaron

futuro

yo	intentaré
tú	intentarás
él/ella/usted	intentará
nosotros/nosotras	intentaremos
vosotros/vosotras	intentaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	intentarán