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attempt

1. noun
   1. tentative f (to do de faire);
      to make an ~ to do or at doing tenter de faire;
   2. to make an ~ on sb's life attenter à la vie de qn.

2. transitive verb tenter (to do de faire);
   ~ed murder tentative de meurtre.

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'attempt' found in these entries:

English:

abandon - abortive - bash - bid - bold - bona fide - bungle - calculated - clumsy - crack - dismal - dogged - fail - feeble - foil - forlorn - frenzied - fresh - frustrate - hopeless - ineffectual - last-ditch - miserable - misguided - perverse - poor - rushed - serious - successful - try - unsuccessful - vain - valiant

French:

attentat - attenter - déguisé - désespéré - échouer - essai - fructueux - manqué - nouveau - réussir - risquer - tentative - tenter - velléité

attempt: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
attempt	vtr	(try)	essayer vtr ⇒
I will attempt to talk to him on Monday.
J'essaierai de lui parler lundi.
attempt	n	(an effort)	essai nm
			tentative nf
There will be a fresh attempt to break the record this year.
Il y aura un nouvel essai pour battre le record du monde cette année.
attempt	n	(an attack)	tentative nf
There was an attempt on the President's life.
Il y a eu une tentative d'assassinat sur le Président.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
attempt	vtr	(seek)	essayer vtr ⇒
			rechercher vtr ⇒
They were attempting to find the North-West Passage.
Ils essayaient de trouver le passage par le nord-ouest.
Ils recherchaient le passage par le nord-ouest.
attempt	vtr	(undertake)	tenter, essayer vtr ⇒ ⇒
They will attempt to arrest those responsible.
Ils vont tenter (or: essayer) d'arrêter les responsables.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
abortive attempt		nf	tentative infructueuse
attempt to		v	essayer de
make an attempt		v	tenter de faire ⇒
vain attempt		nf	vaine tentative
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FR: the plural of attempt - grammaire
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This act of reconciliation might seem to have been an attempt to heal wounds
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