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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
attempt [sth], attempt to do [sth]⇒ vtr	(try)	intentar⇒ vtr
		tratar de loc verb
	I will attempt to talk to him on Monday.
	Intentaré hablar con él el lunes.
attempt [sth]⇒ vtr	(try to do)	intentar⇒ vtr
		tratar de loc verb
	We're attempting something that's never been done before.
	Estamos intentando algo que nunca fue hecho antes.
attempt n	(effort)	tentativa nf
		intento nm
	There will be a fresh attempt to break the record this year.
	Habrá una nueva tentativa de romper el récord este año.
	Habrá un nuevo intento de romper el récord este año.
attempt n	(attack: on [sb]'s life)	atentado nm
	There was an attempt on the President's life.
	Hubo un atentado contra la vida del Presidente.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
attempt [sth] vtr	(try to reach: top of [sth])	tratar de alcanzar loc verb
		procurar alcanzar loc verb
	In the morning, they attempted the summit of the Matterhorn.
	Por la mañana ellos trataron de alcanzar la cima del Matterhorn.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
abortive attempt n	(attempt that fails)	intento fallido nm + adj
	He made an abortive attempt to park the car, smashing the bumper in the process.
	Hizo un intento fallido de estacionar el coche, chocando el paragolpes.
escape attempt n	(act: trying to flee)	tentativa de fuga grupo nom
		intento de fuga grupo nom
	The guards at the penitentiary caught Ralph making his fourteenth escape attempt.
	Los guardas detuvieron a Raúl en su decimocuarta tentativa de fuga.
last-ditch effort, last-ditch attempt n	(desperate final attempt)	último recurso adj + nm
		último intento adj + nm
	(figurado, coloquial)	manotazo de ahogado loc nom m
make an attempt v expr	(try)	intentar⇒ vtr
	The French made an attempt to build a canal across Panama, but failed.
	Los franceses intentaron construir un canal en Panamá, pero fracasaron.
		hacer el intento loc verb
	Los franceses hicieron el intento de construir un canal en Panamá, pero fracasaron.
		hacer una tentativa loc verb
	Los franceses hicieron una tentativa de construir un canal en Panamá, pero fracasaron.
suicide attempt n	(bid to kill oneself)	intento de suicidio nm + loc adj
		tentativa de suicidio nf + loc adj

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'attempt' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

abortive attempt - another crack - another go - another shot - another try - bear - beat the air - bid - bull - catch-up - chance - coup d'essai - coverup - cyberattack - diversion - effort - embracery - emulation - endeavor - essay - experiment - failed - failure - fishing expedition - fling - flirtation - frustrated - give a try - go wrong - grab - great effort - guilt trip - Gunpowder Plot - half measure - have a bash - have a whack - have at it - kick - lame excuse - last gasp - last-ditch effort - losing battle - net - pay marked attentions to - pitch - poisoning - poor excuse - potshot - relaunch - representation

Spanish:

atentado - conato - intentona - abarcar - puja - 23-F - aprobar a la primera - atentar contra su vida - intentar - intento - intento de asesinato - intento de suicidio - llegar y besar el santo - morir en el intento - recuperar una asignatura - sin morir en el intento - tentativa - tratar - vano intento

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Synonyms: try, endeavor, endeavour, go, pass, more...

Collocations: attempting to [make, find, get, provide, keep], a [successful, risky, failed, brutal, brave, desperate] attempt, attempted [successfully, confidently] to, more...

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