attempt
 noun
 intento
EN Heron made a poor attempt to imitate for his friend Wallis the rector's pedantic bass and then, laughing at his failure, asked Stephen to do it.
GL Heron fixo un pobre intento de imitar, para o seu amigo Wallis, o ton pedante e grave do rector e entón, rindo do seu fracaso, pediulle a Stephen que o fixese el.
 Fonte: RET (1604)
intención
EN He made no attempt to speak to anyone, and the tears now were really running, at any rate the few meagre drops that any of us can squeeze out at our age.
GL Non fixo intención de falar con ninguén e daquela as lágrimas rodábanlle de verdade, non eran as poucas pingas mesquinas que adoitan esvarar á nosa idade.
Fonte: TER (163)
tentativa
EN He renewed the attempt to unearth his rival, but all in vain.
GL Anovou as tentativas de desencova-lo seu rival, mais todo foi en van.
Fonte: ALH (321)
ensaio
EN Indeed it is this approach, combined with the view that human life begins at conception, that has led most European countries to ban not only attempts at human cloning, but all forms of embryo research.
GL Polo demais, este enfoque, asociado á idea de que a vida humana comeza desde a concepción, é o que impulsou a maioría dos países europeos a prohibir non só os ensaios de clonación humana, senón toda investigación sobre os embrións.
Fonte: C18 (529)
..... to make an attemp
intentar
EN He made an attempt after this to give a hint to Mrs Miller.
GL Despois disto intentou amosarlle unha pista a Mrs Miller.
Fonte: DAI (1231)
transitive verb
 O verbo atempt rexe sempre a preposición to: atempt + to + infinitive |
tentar
EN Edna had attempted all summer to learn to swim.
GL Edna pasara todo o verán tentando aprender a nadar.
Fonte: ESP (683)
intentar
EN I will not attempt to describe the sleep of glory and bliss which bathed my soul in paradise during the remaining hours of that memorable night.
GL Sería inútil intentar describi-lo sono celestial que elevou a miña alma ó paraíso do gozo durante as restantes horas daquela noite inesquecible.
Fonte: MOR (104)
procurar
EN He lay down on the snow and attempted to sleep, but the frost soon drove him shivering to his feet.
GL Deitouse na neve e procurou durmir, pero a aguda friaxe obrigouno a erguerse.
Fonte: CHA (264)
..... to attempt someone's life
atentar contra a vida de alguén
EN Perhaps, already this woman had attempted his life wearing men's clothes the better to accomplish her purpose.
GL Se cadra esa muller xa atentara nalgunha outra ocasión contra a súa vida, e vestida con roupas de home para poder levar a cabo o seu obxectivo con máis facilidade.
Fonte: ASA (3884)
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