trying in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trying in the English»French Dictionary

trying [Brit ˈtrʌɪɪŋ, Am ˈtraɪɪŋ] ADJ

trying person

pénible

trying experience

éprouvant

it's all terribly trying

c'est terriblement éprouvant

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

1. try (attempt):

try

essai m

after three/a few tries

après trois/quelques essais

to have a try at doing

essayer de faire

I'll give it a try

je vais essayer

I had a try at water skiing

j'ai essayé le ski nautique

it's worth a try

cela vaut la peine d'essayer

nice try!

bel essai!

nice try! iron

bel effort!

to have a good try

faire tout ce qu'on peut

2. try SPORTS (in rugby):

try

essai m

to score a try

marquer un essai

II.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB trans <pret, pp tried>

1. try (attempt):

try exam question

essayer de répondre à

to try doing or to do

essayer de faire

try telling that to the judge/my wife!

essaie de faire croire cela au juge/à ma femme!

to try hard to do

faire de gros efforts pour faire

to try one's hardest or best to do

faire tout son possible or tout ce que l'on peut pour faire

it's trying to rain/snow

il a l'air de vouloir pleuvoir/neiger

2. try (test out):

try recipe, tool, product, method, activity

essayer

try person

prendre [qn] à l'essai

try thief: door, window

essayer d'ouvrir

try door knob

tourner

try the back door

essaie la porte de derrière

you should try it for yourself

tu devrais l'essayer

to try one's hand at pottery/weaving

s'essayer à la poterie/au tissage

to try sth on sb/sth idea, possibility

proposer [qc] à qn/qc

to try sth on sb/sth food

donner [qc] à qn/qc pour voir

try that meat on the dog

donne cette viande au chien pour voir

try that for size or length

essaie pour voir si ça te va

you should try it

tu devrais essayer

I'll try anything once

je suis toujours prêt à faire de nouvelles expériences

‘I bet you don't know the answer’—‘try me!’

‘je parie que tu ne sais pas la réponse!’—‘vas-y!’

3. try (taste, sample):

try

goûter

try a piece/the carrots

goûte un morceau/les carottes

go on, try some

vas-y, goûte

4. try (consult):

try person

demander à

try book

consulter

try the encyclopedia

consulte l'encyclopédie

try the library/the house next door

demandez à la bibliothèque/la maison d'à côté

we tried all the shops

nous avons demandé dans tous les magasins

5. try (subject to stress):

try tolerance, faith

mettre [qc] à rude épreuve

to try sb's patience to the limit

pousser qn à bout

6. try LAW:

try case, criminal

juger

to try sb for murder/fraud

juger qn pour meurtre/fraude

III.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB intr <pret, pp tried>

1. try (make attempt):

try

essayer

he didn't even try

il n'a même pas essayé

I'd like to try

j'essaierais bien

to try again (to perform task)

recommencer

to try again (to see somebody)

repasser

to try again (to phone)

rappeler

to try and do

essayer de faire

try and relax

essaie de rester calme

to try for loan, university place

essayer d'obtenir

to try for world record

essayer de battre

to try for baby

essayer d'avoir

just you try! (as threat)

essaie un peu! inf

just let him try!

qu'il essaie seulement!

keep trying!

essaie encore!

I'd like to see you try!

j'aimerais bien t'y voir!

she did it without even trying

elle l'a fait sans le moindre effort

try harder!

fais plus d'effort!

at least you tried

au moins tu as fait tout ce que tu as pu

2. try (enquire):

try

demander

I've tried at the news agent's

j'ai demandé au marchand de journaux

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

these things are sent to try us hum

tout ça c'est pour notre bien

I.try on VB [Brit trʌɪ -, Am traɪ -] (try [sth] on, try on [sth])

try on hat, dress:

try on

essayer

to try it on inf fig

bluffer

they're just trying it on inf!

c'est du bluff!

don't try anything on with me inf

ne fais pas le malin avec moi inf

to try it on with sb's husband/wife inf

essayer de séduire le mari/la femme de qn

try-on [ˈtraɪɒn] N inf

it's a try-on

c'est du bluff inf

I.try out VB [Brit trʌɪ -, Am traɪ -] (try out)

try out sportsman:

faire un essai

try out actor:

auditionner

to try out for player: team

essayer d'entrer dans

to try out for actor: Othello, Don Juan

essayer d'obtenir le rôle de

II.try out VB [Brit trʌɪ -, Am traɪ -] (try [sth] out, try out [sth])

try out machine, theory, drug, language, recipe:

try out

essayer (on sur)

III.try out VB [Brit trʌɪ -, Am traɪ -] (try [sb] out, try out [sb])

try out

prendre [qn] à l'essai

try-out [Am ˈtraɪaʊt] N

1. try-out SPORTS:

try-out

essai m

to have a try-out

faire un essai

we gave him a try-out

on lui a fait faire un essai

2. try-out Am THEAT:

try-out

audition f

Translations for trying in the French»English Dictionary

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éprouvant (éprouvante) bruit, climat, situation

trying

varlope

trying plane Brit

s'escrimer à faire

to knock oneself out trying to do inf

s'escrimer à faire

to wear oneself out trying to do

essayer sport, produit, fournisseur, restaurant

to try

essayer méthode, remède, menaces, pleurs

to try

tu devrais essayer ce shampooing

you should try this shampoo

tu devrais essayer l'homéopathie

you should try homeopathy

essayer une voiture (pour le plaisir)

to try a car

essayer client: voiture, arme

to try out

essayer vêtement, chapeau, chaussures

to try on

essayer taille, couleur

to try

acheter sans essayer

to buy without trying on

essaie la pointure au-dessous

try the next size down

essayer

to try

on peut toujours essayer

we can always try

essaie un peu et tu vas voir!

just try it and you'll see!

essayer avec du savon/de l'alcool

to try using soap/alcohol

essayer à la poste/banque

to try the post office/bank

essayer de faire

to try to do

n'essaie pas de tricher/m'attendrir

don't try to cheat/soften me up

j'essaierai que tout se passe bien

I'll try to make sure everything goes all right

s'essayer à qc art, littérature

to try one's hand at

il s'essaie au théâtre depuis deux ans

he's been trying his hand at acting for the past two years

s'essayer à faire

to try to do

à ta place je ne m'y essaierais pas

I wouldn't try it if I were you

trying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trying in the English»French Dictionary

trying ADJ

trying

pénible

I.try [traɪ] N a. sports

try

essai m

to have a try at sth, to give sth a try

essayer qc

II.try <-ie-> [traɪ] VB intr

1. try (attempt):

try

essayer

to try and +infin inf

essayer de +infin

to try for sth

essayer d'obtenir qc

2. try (make an effort):

try

faire un effort

III.try <-ie-> [traɪ] VB trans

1. try (attempt to do sth):

try

essayer

to try to +infin

essayer de +infin

to try doing sth

faire qc pour voir

to try one's luck

tenter sa chance

I tried my best

j'ai fait de mon mieux

2. try (test):

try

essayer

try this sauce

goûte cette sauce

try the supermarket

va voir au supermarché

3. try (judge):

try

juger

4. try (cause annoyance):

try

mettre à l'épreuve

5. try (put on trial):

try

juger

I.try out VB trans

try out computer, idea, person:

try out

essayer

II.try out VB intr sports

to try out for a team

se présenter à une équipe

try on VB trans

try on clothes:

try on

essayer

to try sth on for size

essayer qc pour voir si c'est la bonne taille

Translations for trying in the French»English Dictionary

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éprouvant(e)

trying

essayage (prêt-à-porter)

trying on

essayer chaussures, vêtement

to try on

essayer nourriture, médicament, méthode

to try out

essayer boucher, coiffeur

to try

essayer

to try

essayer

to try

essayer de +infin

to try to +infin

ça ne coûte rien d'essayer

it costs nothing to try

s'essayer à une chose/activité

to try one's hand at sth/an activity

tenter

to try

tenter de +infin

to try to +infin

réessayer

to try again

réessayer vêtement

to try on again

intrigués, les policiers tentaient ...

intrigued, the police were trying ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is a small but vocal pressure group that is trying to get the station and line re-opened.

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Sanctions are always a bit of a mixed bag - if you're trying to ostracise a country they can be quite effective.

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

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

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

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Captured by the authorities, she is sent to a reformatory, where she finds herself in more and more trouble while trying to adjust.

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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.

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

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She regretted trying to end her life and decided to challenge the decision and go to the Citizens Advice Bureau.

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

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