| Principal Translations |
| try [sth]⇒ vtr | (attempt [sth]) | intentar⇒ vtr |
| | | probar⇒ vtr |
| | Have you ever tried bungee jumping? |
| | ¿Alguna vez intentaste hacer bungee jumping? |
| try to do [sth] v expr | (strive) | esforzarse por v prnl + prep |
| | | tratar de vi + prep |
| | I try to do my best. |
| | Me esfuerzo por hacer lo mejor. |
| try doing [sth] v expr | (test an effect) | intentar⇒ vtr |
| | | probar con vi + prep |
| | Try playing the music softly, and you may hear the violins in the background. |
| | Intenta poner la música a un volumen suave, y tal vez escuches los violines en el fondo. |
| | ¿No sirve ese foco? Prueba con este. |
| | | probar⇒ vtr |
| | Prueba a reproducir la música con poco volumen y podrás escuchar los violines al fondo. |
try doing [sth],
try to do [sth] v expr | (endeavor to) | intentar⇒ vtr |
| | | tratar⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer un esfuerzo por loc verb |
| | Try to do all of your schoolwork tonight. |
| | Intenta hacer toda tu tarea esta noche. |
| try [sth] vtr | (evaluate) | probar⇒ vtr |
| | You can try these golf clubs before you buy them. |
| | Puede probar los palos de golf antes de comprarlos. |
| try [sth] vtr | (taste) | probar⇒ vtr |
| | Why not try our delicious King Crab salad? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Probó las espinacas una vez y no le gustaron. |
| try [sth] vtr | (test, sample) | probar⇒ vtr |
| | | comprobar⇒ vtr |
| | Try it before you decide whether it's difficult. |
| | Pruébalo antes de decidir si es difícil. |
| | Compruébalo antes de decidir si es difícil. |
| Additional Translations |
| try n | informal (effort) | intento nm |
| | Is that your best try? |
| | ¿Ese es tu mejor intento? |
| try n | (sport: attempt at goal) | intento nm |
| | The try at the basket succeeded and they got another two points. |
| | El intento de hacer una canasta fue bien logrado y marcaron dos puntos más. |
| try n | (rugby: goal) | ensayo nm |
| | Wales managed to score a try in the last few minutes of the game. |
| | El equipo de Gales marcó un ensayo en los últimos minutos del partido. |
| try [sth] vtr | (test for fit) | probarse⇒ vtr |
| | | poner⇒ vtr |
| | Let me try this shirt to see if it fits. |
| | Voy a probarme esta camisa para ver cómo me queda. |
| try [sth] vtr | (legal case: judge) | procesar⇒ vtr |
| | | elaborar procedimiento loc verb |
| | The District Attorney will try the corruption case. |
| | El Fiscal del distrito procesará el caso de corrupción. |
| | El Fiscal del distrito elaborará el procedimiento en el caso de corrupción. |
| try [sb]⇒ vtr | (law: put on trial) | juzgar⇒ vtr |
| | He was being tried for murder. |
| | Estaba siendo juzgado por asesinato. |
| try [sb] vtr | figurative (challenge) (CR) | poner a sudar loc verb |
| | | ser extenuante loc verb |
| | | poner a prueba loc verb |
| | "Little things are sent to try us", as the saying goes. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Trabajar en los muelles lo pone a uno a sudar. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El trabajo en los muelles es extenuante. |
| try [sth]⇒ vtr | (attempt to open) | intentar abrir loc verb |
| | He tried the door. |
| | Intentó abrir la puerta. |
Locuciones verbales
try | trying |
try [sth] on,
try on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (clothing: test for fit) | probarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I tried the shirt on and decided I didn't like it. |
| | Me probé la camisa y no me gustó cómo me quedaba. |
| try [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (sample, experience) | probar⇒ vtr |
| | Don't say you don't like it if you haven't even tried it out. |
| | No digas que no te gusta si ni siquiera lo has probado. |
| try [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (test by using) | probar⇒ vtr |
| | The salesman let us try out the bicycle before deciding whether to buy it. |
| | El vendedor nos dejó probar la bicicleta antes de decidir si comprarla o no. |
| try out vi phrasal | US (audition) | hacer una prueba loc verb |
| | If you want to join the athletics squad, you have to try out. |
| | Si quieres unirte al equipo de atletismo, debes hacer una prueba. |
| try out for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | US (audition for [sth]) (para algo) | hacer una prueba loc verb |
| | Gretchen tried out for the cheer leading squad and made it. |
| | Gretchen hizo una prueba para la escuadra de animadoras y lo consiguió. |
Compound Forms:
try | trying |
| another try n | (a further attempt) | otra prueba adj + nf |
| | | otro intento adj + nm |
| | If you are not successful the first time, give it another try. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El ejercicio no me salió bien la primera vez, pero voy a hacer otra prueba. |
do your damnedest,
try your damnedest v expr | US, informal (make a great effort) | hacer lo imposible loc verb |
| give [sth] a try v expr | informal (attempt) | intentar⇒ vtr |
| | If you've never gone skiing, you should give it a try. |
| | Nunca has ido a esquiar, deberías por lo menos intentarlo. |
| give [sth] a try v expr | informal (sample) | probar⇒ vtr |
| | You shouldn't say you hate sushi without giving it a try first. |
| | No digas que no te gusta el sushi si ni siquiera lo has probado. |
| try again v expr | (make another attempt at [sth]) | intentar de nuevo loc verb |
| | If you don't get it right the first time, then you should try again. |
| | Si no te sale la primera vez, inténtalo de nuevo. |
| try conclusions with [sb/sth] v expr | (struggle for victory over) | entrar en discusión con alguien loc verb |
| try for [sth] vi + prep | informal (attempt to attain) | intentar⇒ vtr |
| | He wanted to try for a Bachelor's Degree. |
| | Quería intentar hacer la licenciatura. |
| try hard vi + adv | informal (make an effort) | esforzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Try hard to be on your best behavior at the party. |
| | Esfuérzate por portarte de lo mejor en la fiesta. |
try [sb]'s patience,
try the patience of [sb] v expr | (become tiresome) | agotar la paciencia, colmar la paciencia loc verb |
| try your best v expr | (put in maximum effort) | dar lo mejor loc verb |
| | | hacer lo mejor posible, hacer lo mejor que uno pueda loc verb |
| | If Julian tries his best, he is capable of getting an A on this math test. |
| try your best to do [sth] v expr | (make a big effort to do) | hacer lo mejor para loc verb |
| | | hacer lo posible para loc verb |
| | I tried my best to smile and nod while Larry told his boring anecdote. |
| try your hand at [sth] v expr | (attempt [sth] new) | probar suerte con loc verb |
| | Eugene had always been good at crafts, so he decided to try his hand at woodwork. |
| | Eugene siempre ha sido bueno con las artesanías, así que decidió probar suerte con la carpintería. |
| try your hand at doing [sth] v expr | (attempt [sth] new) | probar suerte como loc verb |
| | I've decided to try my hand at writing children's books. |
| | Decidí probar suerte como escritor de cuentos infantiles. |
try your level best,
do your level best v expr | (make every effort) | hacer todos los esfuerzos loc verb |
| try your luck expr | (attempt [sth] uncertain) | probar suerte expr |
| try-hard n | UK, AU, pejorative, informal (person: show-off) | creído, creída nm, nf |
| | | presumido, presumida nm, nf |
| | (AR: coloquial) | canchero, canchera nm, nf |
| | (CL: coloquial) | cachetón, cachetona nm, nf |
| try-on n | UK, informal (attempt to deceive) | truco nm |
| | The man offered to repair the car for a cheap price, but I knew it was a try-on. |
| | El hombre dijo que podía arreglar el auto por un precio económico, pero yo sabía que era una truco. |
tryout,
also UK: try-out n | (sports trial) (deportes) | prueba nf |
| | Charlie is practicing for the upcoming soccer team tryouts. |
| | Charlie está practicando para las pruebas de fútbol. |
tryout,
also UK: try-out n | (test, trial run) | prueba nf |
| | If the tryout goes well, it will turn into a weekly programme. |