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try [traɪ] vb tries, trying, tried 1. (when tr, may take an infinitive, sometimes with to replaced by and) to make an effort or attempt he tried to climb a cliff 2. (tr; often foll by out) to sample, test, or give experimental use to (something) in order to determine its quality, worth, etc. try her cheese flan 3. (tr) to put strain or stress on he tries my patience 4. (tr; often passive) to give pain, affliction, or vexation to: I have been sorely tried by those children 5. (Law) a. to examine and determine the issues involved in (a cause) in a court of law b. to hear evidence in order to determine the guilt or innocence of (an accused) c. to sit as judge at the trial of (an issue or person) 6. (Cookery) (tr) to melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities 7. (Mining & Quarrying) (tr; usually foll by out) Obsolete to extract (a material) from an ore, mixture, etc., usually by heat; refine n pl tries 1. an experiment or trial 2. an attempt or effort 3. (Team Sports / Rugby) Rugby the act of an attacking player touching the ball down behind the opposing team's goal line, scoring five or, in Rugby League, four points 4. (Team Sports / American Football) Also called try for a point American football an attempt made after a touchdown to score an extra point by kicking a goal or, for two extra points, by running the ball or completing a pass across the opponents' goal line [from Old French trier to sort, sift, of uncertain origin] Usage: The use of and instead of to after try is very common, but should be avoided in formal writing: we must try to prevent (not try and prevent) this happening try
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try verb 1. attempt, seek, aim, undertake, essay, strive, struggle, endeavour, have a go, go for it (informal), make an effort, have a shot (informal), have a crack (informal), bend over backwards (informal), do your best, go for broke (slang), make an attempt, move heaven and earth, bust a gut (informal), give it your best shot (informal), have a stab (informal), break your neck (informal), exert yourself, make an all-out effort (informal), knock yourself out (informal), have a whack (informal), do your damnedest (informal), give it your all (informal), rupture yourself (informal) He secretly tried to block her advancement in the Party. 2. experiment with, try out, put to the test, test, taste, examine, investigate, sample, evaluate, check out, inspect, appraise It's best not to try a new recipe on such an important occasion. Translations try [traɪ] A. N 1. (= attempt) → intento m, tentativa f after several tries they gave up → tras varios intentos or varias tentativas, se dieron por vencidos it was a good try - better luck next time → no lo conseguiste pero no estuvo mal - otra vez será nice try Dave, but I know you're lying → no cuela, Dave, sé que estás mintiendo to give sth a try → intentar(hacer)algo she's out at the moment - give her a try in half an hour → en este momento ha salido, pero llámela dentro de media hora let me have a try → déjame intentarlo they're going to have another try at the summit when the weather improves → van a volver a intentar llegar a la cumbre cuando el tiempo mejore it's worth a try → vale or merece la pena intentarlo 2. (= trial) to give sth a try [+ product, food, experience] → probar algo you'll never know what snake is like if you don't give it a try → nunca sabrás a qué sabe la serpiente si no la pruebas to give sb a try → darle una oportunidad a algn, poner a algn a prueba we'll give her a try for a week → le daremos una semana de prueba these new burgers are worth a try → vale or merece la pena probar estas nuevas hamburguesas B. VT 1. (= attempt) → intentar you've only tried three questions → sólo has intentado hacer tres preguntas to try to do sth → intentar hacer algo, tratar de hacer algo he was shot while trying to escape → lo dispararon mientras intentaba escapar or trataba de escapar I tried not to think about it → intenté no pensar en ello, traté de no pensar en ello try not to cough → procura no toser, procura contener la tos he was trying his best not to laugh → estaba haciendo todo lo posible por no reírse it's trying to rain → tiene ganas como de llover 2. (= try out, sample) → probar have you tried these olives? → ¿has probado estas aceitunas? to try doing sth → probar a hacer algo have you tried soaking the curtains in vinegar? → ¿has probado a poner las cortinas en remojo con vinagre? try turning the key → da vuelta a la llave y a ver qué pasa, prueba a or intenta darle la vuelta a la llave you try bringing up four children on your own! → ¡prueba tú a criar cuatro niños solo! I'll try anything once → siempre estoy dispuesto a probarlo todo, al menos una vez we've tried everything but the car still won't start → lo hemos intentado or probado todo, pero el coche todavía no arranca see also hand A10 see also size 1 3. (= attempt to work) [+ door handle] → tirar de; [+ telephone number] → intentar llamar a he tried the phone but the line was dead → intentó usar el teléfono pero no había línea he tried the door - to his surprise it opened → intentó abrir la puerta - para su sorpresa se abrió 4. (= inquire at) we tried three hotels but they had no room → preguntamos en tres hoteles pero no tenían habitación have you tried the local music shops? → ¿lo has buscado en las tiendas de música del barrio? 5. (= put to the test) [+ person, strength, patience] → poner a prueba why not try him for the job? → ¿por qué no ponerle a prueba en el puesto? he was tried and found wanting → fue sometido a prueba y resultó ser deficiente it would try the patience of a saint → pondría a prueba la paciencia de un santo to try one's luck → probar suerte to try sth on sb → probar algo con algn they haven't tried the drug on humans yet → todavía no han probado la droga con personas I tried the idea on a couple of people → le comenté la idea a un par de personas they have been sorely tried (liter) → han sufrido mucho these things are sent to try us → estas cosas nos las manda el Señor para ponernos a prueba C. VI he didn't even try → ni siquiera lo intentó you're not trying! → ¡no estás poniendo todo tu empeño! try again! → ¡vuelve a intentarlo! try as I might I couldn't persuade her → por más que intenté persuadirla no lo conseguí I couldn't have done that (even) if I'd tried → no podría haber hecho eso ni(siquiera)queriendo you could do it if you tried → podrías hacerlo si lo intentaras (just) you try! → ¡hazlo y verás!, ¡atrévete(y verás)! to try and do sth → intentar hacer algo, tratar de hacer algo I ought to try and get some sleep → debería tratar de or intentar dormir un rato to try one's (very) best, try one's (very) hardest → poner todo su empeño, hacer todo lo posible it is not for lack or want of trying → no será porque no se ha intentado see also succeed A1 try for VI + PREP → intentar conseguir, tratar de conseguir he's going to try for a place at university → va tratar de or va intentar conseguir una plaza en la universidad they're trying for a baby → van a por un bebé try on VT + ADV 2. (Brit) (fig) to try it on: she's trying it on to see how far she can push you → lo está haciendo para ver hasta cuánto aguantas take no notice, he's just trying it on → no le hagas caso, sólo está intentando quedarse contigo don't try anything on with me! → ¡no intentes quedarte conmigo! try out A. VT + ADV [+ machine, new product, method] → probar; [+ new employee] → poner a prueba try it out on yourself first → pruébelo con usted mismo primero try [ˈtraɪ] n (= attempt) → tentative f After a few tries, he gave up → Après plusieurs tentatives, il a laissé tomber. it's worth a try → ça vaut la peine d'essayer to have a try → essayer to give sth a try → essayer qch (RUGBY) → essai m vt (= attempt) → essayer to try to do sth → essayer de faire qch I tried to persuade him to stay → J'ai essayé de le convaincre de rester. to try one's best, to try one's hardest → faire de son mieux (= test out) [+ new method, new technique, new car, recipe] → essayer Have you tried snowboarding? → As-tu essayé le snowboard? to try doing sth → essayer de faire qch (when trying to find sth) [+ shop, library] → essayer Have you tried the local music shops? → Est-ce que tu as essayé les disquaires du coin? (= attempt to open) [+ door, window] → essayer d'ouvrir (= strain) [+ sb's patience] → mettre à l'épreuve, éprouver (LAW) [+ person, case] → juger vi → essayer to try hard → faire des efforts You're not trying hard enough → Tu ne fais pas suffisamment d'efforts. to try again → retenter, réessayer try for vt [+ baby] → essayer d'avoir; [+ gold medal] → essayer de décrochertry on vt to be trying it on (British) → tenter le coup try out vt [+ product] → essayer; [+ system, machine] → mettre à l'essaitry out for vt (mainly US) [+ role in play] → passer une audition pour, auditionner pour try n (= attempt) → Versuch m; to have a try → es versuchen; let me have a try → lass mich mal versuchen!, lass mich mal! (inf); to have a try at doing something → (sich daran) versuchen, etw zu tun, (es) probieren, etw zu tun; have another try (at it) → versuchs noch mal; I’ll give it a try (= will attempt it) → ich werde es mal versuchen; (= will test it out) → ich werde es ausprobieren; I’ll give him a try → ich werde ihm eine Chance geben; it was a good try → das war schon ganz gut; it’s worth a try → es ist einen Versuch wert; at the first try → beim ersten Versuch, auf Anhieb; can I have a try at your bicycle? → kann ich mal dein Rad ausprobieren? vt (= attempt) → versuchen; you have only tried two questions → du hast dich nur an zwei Fragen versucht (inf), → du hast nur zwei Fragen zu beantworten versucht; to try one’s hardest or one’s best → sein Bestes tun or versuchen; do try to understand → bitte versuche doch zu verstehen!; I’ve given up trying to help him → ich habe es aufgegeben, ihm helfen zu wollen; it’s trying to snow (inf) → es sieht aus, als würde es schneien; the sun’s trying to come out → es sieht so aus, als wollte die Sonne rauskommen; to try one’s hand at something → etw probieren; I’ll try anything once → ich probiere alles einmal; just you try it! (= you dare) → versuchs bloß! (= try out) new detergent, bicycle etc → ausprobieren; job applicant → eine Chance geben (+dat), → es versuchen mit (inf); glue, aspirin → es versuchen mit; (= try to buy or get sth at) newsagent, next door → es versuchen (bei); (= try to open) door, window → ausprobieren; I can’t shut this case — try sitting on it → ich kriege diesen Koffer nicht zu — setz dich doch mal drauf! (inf); you could try seeing whether John would help → Sie könnten doch John mal um Hilfe angehen; I’ve tried everything → ich habe alles versucht or probiert; try whether … → probieren Sie, ob …; try this for size → probieren Sie mal, ob dieser/diese etc passt; (fig inf) → wie wärs denn damit? (inf); to try one’s strength → seine Kraft erproben (= sample, taste) beer, olives → probieren (= test) courage, patience → auf die Probe stellen; (= strain) eyes → anstrengen; he was tried and found wanting (liter) → er wurde gewogen und zu leicht befunden; (just) try me! (inf) → wetten?, wetten dass?; they have been sorely tried → sie sind schwer geprüft (worden); these things are sent to try us → ja, ja, das Leben ist nicht so einfach ? tried-and-tested (Jur) person → vor Gericht stellen; case → verhandeln; he is being tried for theft → er steht wegen Diebstahls vor Gericht vi → versuchen; try and arrive on time → versuch mal, pünktlich zu sein; try as he might, he didn’t succeed → sosehr er es auch versuchte or sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er schaffte es einfach nicht; he didn’t even try → er hat sich (dat) → überhaupt keine Mühe gegeben; (= didn’t attempt it) → er hat es überhaupt nicht versucht; you can’t say I didn’t try → du kannst nicht sagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht ? succeed try: try-on tryout n (of machine etc) → Erprobung f; (of car) → Probefahrt f; (Ftbl etc) → Probespiel nt; (of applicant) → Probezeit f; (of actor) → Probevortrag m; to give somebody a try → jdm eine Chance geben; to give something a try → etw ausprobieren try [traɪ] 1. n a. (attempt) → tentativo, prova to give sth a try → provare qc why don't you give the exam a try? → perché non provi a fare l'esame? to have a try (at doing sth) → provare (a fare qc) it's worth a try → vale la pena di tentare b. (Rugby) → meta 2. vt a. (usu + infin) to try to do sth (attempt) → provare a fare qc; (seek) → cercare di fare qc to try one's (very) best or one's (very) hardest → mettercela tutta b. (sample, experiment with, method, car, food) → provare why not try him for the job? → perché non gli fai fare una prova? try pressing that switch → prova a schiacciare quell'interruttore c. (test, strength, vehicle, machine) → verificare, collaudare; (tax, strain, patience, person) → mettere alla prova; (eyes) → affaticare to try one's hand at sth (fig) → cimentarsi in qc d. (Law) to try sb (for sth) → processare qn (per qc) try for vi + prep → mirare a try on vt + adv a. (clothes, shoes) → provare b. (Brit) (fam) to try it on (with sb) → cercare di farla (a qn) v try [trai] 1 to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc) He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree! probeer يُحاوِل опитвам pokusit se prøve; forsøge versuchen προσπαθώ intentar üritama, püüdma تلاش کردن yrittää essayer (de) לְנַסוֹת कोशिश करना pokušati megpróbál berusaha reyna provare やってみる 시도하다 (pa)bandyti mēģināt mencuba proberen prøve, forsøke (s)próbować tentar a încerca (să) пытаться pokúsiť sa poskusiti pokušati försöka พยายาม yapmaya çalışmak, denemek, gayret etmek 試 старатися, намагатися کوشش کرنا cố gắng 试 2 to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets. op die proef stel يُجَرِّب، يَخْتَبِر изпитвам zkusit prøve probieren δοκιμάζω probar katsetama آزمایش کردن kokeilla essayer (de) לְנַסוֹת परखना ispitati, kušati kipróbál mencoba reyna, prófa provare 試す 시험하다 išbandyti mēģināt; nobaudīt mencuba uitproberen prøver (ut); smake på spróbować experimentar a încerca, a proba пробовать skúsiť preizkusiti probati pröva (prova) [], smaka ทดสอบ denemek, tecrübe etmek 試驗,嘗試 спробувати; перевіряти дослідом جانچ کرنا thử 试验,尝试 3 to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law The prisoners were tried for murder. veroordeel يُحاكِم، يُقاضي съдя soudit stille for retten vor Gericht stellen δικάζω juzgar, procesar kohut mõistma محاکمه کردن käsitellä juger לִשפוֹט कानूनी जांच करना suditi bíróság elé állít mengadili dæma giudicare 裁判にかける 재판하다 teisti tiesāt membicarakan terechtstaan stille for retten sądzić julgar a judeca судить súdiť postaviti pred sodišče suditi ställa inför rätta สอบสวนในศาล yargılamak 審訊 судити مقدمہ چلانا xét xử 审讯 4 to test the limits of; to strain You are trying my patience. beproef يُرْهِق، يَخْتَبِر حُدود изпробвам napínat sætte på prøve auf eine harte Probe stellen θέτω σε δοκιμασία poner a prueba proovile panema زیر فشار گذاشتن؛ طاقت کسی را طاق کردن koetella mettre à l'épreuve לְנַסוֹת परखना, आज़माना, जांचना, परीक्षा लेना iskušavati próbára tesz menguji reyna á (mettere alla prova) 悩ます (인내 등을) 시험하다 bandyti pārbaudīt menguji beproeven sette på prøve, ta på, anstrenge poddawać próbie cansar a pune la încercare испытывать pokúšať, napínať preizkušati iskušavati sätta på prov ทดสอบถึงความอดทน tüketmek, taşırmak 考驗 випробовувати; зловживати امتحان لينا thử thách, thách thức 考验 n – plural tries – 1 an attempt or effort Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass. probeerslag تَجْرِبَه، مُحاوَلَه، إخْتِبار опит pokus forsøg der Versuch απόπειρα, δοκιμή tentativa, intento katsetus تلاش yritys tentative נִיסָיוֹן कोशिश pokušaj kísérlet usaha tilraun prova, tentativo 試み 시도 bandymas mēģinājums percubaan poging forsøk, prøve podejście tentativa încercare попытка pokus poskus pokušaj försök ความพยายาม deneme, teşebbüs, girişme 試驗 спроба کوشش sự cố gắng 试验 2 in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line Our team scored three tries. drie نُقْطَه، إصابَه، هَدَف في لُعْبَة الرَّغبي тъч даун trojka forsøg der Versuch η τοποθέτηση της μπάλας πίσω από την αντίπαλη γραμμή του τέρματος (στο ράγκμπι) ensayo punktipall به زمین زدن توپ در محوطۀ امتیازی maali essai נְגִיעָה בְּקַו הַשַעַר प्रयास, प्रयत्न zgoditak hárompontos gól gol það að skora mark meta トライ (미식축구) 트라이 ávartis try try forsøk bramka ensaio încercare попытка прохода с мячом pokus poskus pogodak försök, try ท่าทางที่วางลูกบอลบนพื้นหลังเส้นชัยของฝ่ายตรงข้ามในกีฬารักบี้ topu rakip kalenin arkasına geçirme (橄欖球賽中在對方球門線上或後)帶球觸地(可得三分) виграш трьох очок فٹ بال ميں مخالف ٹيم کے پيچھے زمين پر گيند ڈالنے کا عمل điểm trong môn bóng bầu dục (橄榄球赛中在对方球门线上或后)带球触地(可得三分) n trier a person who keeps on trying, who does not give up He's not very good, but he's a trier. probeerder مُجَرِّب، فاحِص човек, който не се отказва да опитва koumák ihærdig person der/die Prüfer(in) κπ. που δεν εγκαταλείπει την προσπάθεια persona perseverante/aplicada visa rügaja آدم سخت کوش sisukas yrittäjä personne persévérante נַסייַן iskušavač, ispitivač kísérletező orang gigih baráttumaður (persona perseverante) 努力家 노력가 nenuleidžiantis rankų žmogus neatlaidīgs cilvēks pencuba doorzetter person som står på, standhaftig/utholdende person człowiek nie dający za wygraną pessoa persistente persoană perseverentă старательный человек kto niečo skúša vztrajnež borac person som alltid bjuder till คนหรือสิ่งทดสอบ deneyen kimse 盡力工作的人;[]試驗者 наполеглива людина; людина, що не опускає рук طالع آزما، مسلسل کوشش کرنے والا người kiên cường 尽力工作的人 adj trying 1 difficult; causing strain or anxiety Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying. moeilik, pynlik شاق мъчен úmorný anstrengende anstrengend δύσκολος, εξουθενωτικός difícil; molesto, latoso kurnav طاقت فرسا rasittava pénible מְתִיש थकाऊ naporan, mučan fárasztó menguji kesabaran þreytandi, erfiður difficile つらい 괴로운 kankinantis, varginantis grūts; mokošs; nogurdinošs teruji moeilijk vanskelig, slitsom, irriterende dokuczliwy, męczący penoso chinuitor мучительный namáhavý, úmorný, ťažký naporen zamoran ansträngande, påfrestande ที่ลำบาก zor, bıktırıcı, can sıkıcı 難受的 важкий, тяжкий مشکل، پريشان کن khó khăn 难受的 2 (of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying She's a very trying woman! irriterende مُتْعِب дразнещ otravný anstrengende anstrengend κουραστικός, εκνευριστικός pesado tüütu آزار دهنده rasittava pénible מְעַצבֵּן दुखद, कष्टकर težak, naporan idegekre menő mengesalkan sem reynir á þolrifinn; þreytandi noioso 腹立たしい (인내의 한계를) 시험하는 įkyrus, erzinantis apnicīgs teruji lastig vanskelig, slitsom irytujący, nieznośny cansativo obositor; plicticos, enervant трудно выносимый otravný težaven naporan påfrestande ที่ทดสอบถึงความอดทน sabır taşıran 難對付的 дратівний; надокучливий آزمائشي khó chịu 难对付的 try on to put on (clothes etc) to see if they fit She tried on a new hat. probeer, beproef يَقيس пробвам zkoušet si prøve an-, aufprobieren δοκιμάζω (ρούχα) probarse selga proovima پرو کردن sovittaa essayer לִמדוֹד पहन कर देखना probati (odjeću) felpróbál mencoba máta provare 着てみる 입어보다 pri(si)matuoti uzlaikot cuba memakai aanpassen prøve (przy)mierzyć experimentar a proba примерять skúšať si pomeriti probati prova ลองสวม denemek, prova etmek 試穿 приміряти پہن کر ديکھنا mặc thử 试穿 try out to test (something) by using it We are trying out new teaching methods. probeer, op die proef stel يُجَرِّب изпробвам vyzkoušet afprøve erproben δοκιμάζω probar, experimentar katsetama امتحان کردن kokeilla essayer לְנַסוֹת परीक्षण ispitivati, isprobavati kipróbál mencoba prófa, reyna provare 試してみる 시험해보다 išbandyti izmēģināt; pārbaudīt cuba menggunakan uitproberen prøve ut wypróbować experimentar com a experimenta опробовать vyskúšať, preveriť preizkusiti isprobati pröva, utprova ทดลองว่าดีหรือไม่ denemek 試用... випробовувати; перевіряти استعمال کر کے آزمانا dùng thử 试用... try → تجربة, يُجَرب pokus, pokusit (se) forsøg, forsøge Versuch, versuchen προσπάθεια, προσπαθώ intentar, tentativa yrittää, yritys essai, essayer pokušaj, pokušati prova, provare 努める, 努力 노력, 시도하다 poging, proberen forsøk, forsøke próba, spróbować tentar, tentativa попытка, пытаться försök, försöka ความพยายาม, พยายาม çaba, çabalamak cố gắng, sự thử 尝试, 试图 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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