attempt
attempt
englantiyritys (se, että yrittää tehdä jtk)
Esimerkkejä:
My first 'attempt' was a failure.
This man left the hospital and immediately made a serious 'attempt' on his life.
Synonyymisanakirja
attempt
lyönti, parhaansa, parhaimmillaan, huonoin, pahin, rikos, lainrikkomus, hyökkäys, rynnäkkö, yritys, päällekarkaus, vaivannäkö, pyrkimys, ponnistus, kokeilu.
Englannin sanakirja
attempt (englanti > suomi)
attempt englanniksi
To try.
I attempted to sing, but my throat was too hoarse.
to attempt an escape from prison
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Longfellow
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puhekieltä To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
Thackeray
puhekieltä To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
one who attempts the virtue of a woman
Shakespeare
puhekieltä To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
to attempt the enemys camp''
Motley
The action of trying at something. (defdate)
We made an attempt to cross the stream, but didnt manage.''
This poem is much better than the feeble attempt of mine.
It was worth the attempt.
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An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt. (defdate)
1584 No man can charge us of any attempt against the realm. (Allen's Defence Of English Catholics, cited after Edinburgh review 1883, p. 378)