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try /traɪ/ (pl tries)
- noun
- (attempt) essai m;
to have a ~ at doing essayer de faire;
nice ~! bel essai!;
iron bel effort!;
to have a good ~ faire tout ce qu'on peut;
- Sport (in rugby) essai m.
- (attempt) essai m;
- transitive verb (prét, pp tried)
- (attempt) essayer de répondre à (exam question);
to ~ doing ou to do essayer de faire;
to ~ hard to do faire de gros efforts pour faire;
to ~ one's hardest ou best to do faire tout son possible pour faire;
let's ~ and phone them essayons de leur téléphoner;
it's ~ing to rain/snow il a l'air de vouloir pleuvoir/neiger;
- (test out) essayer (tool, product, method, activity);
prendre [qn] à l'essai (person);
(thief) essayer d'ouvrir (door, window);
tourner (door knob);
to ~ one's hand at pottery/weaving s'essayer à la poterie/au tissage;
~ that for size ou length essaie pour voir si ça te va;
I'll ~ anything once je suis toujours prêt à faire de nouvelles expériences;
- (taste) goûter (food);
- (consult) demander à (person);
consulter (book);
~ the library demandez à la bibliothèque;
- (subject to stress) mettre [qch] à rude épreuve (tolerance, faith);
to ~ sb's patience pousser qn à bout;
- Jur juger (case, criminal).
- (attempt) essayer de répondre à (exam question);
- intransitive verb (prét, pp tried) (make attempt) essayer;
to ~ again (to perform task) recommencer;
(to see somebody) repasser;
(to phone) rappeler;
~ and relax essaie de rester calme;
to ~ for essayer d'obtenir (loan, university place);
essayer de battre (world record);
essayer d'avoir (baby);
just you ~! (as threat) essaie un peu (familier)!;
keep ~ing! essaie encore!;
I'd like to see you ~! j'aimerais bien t'y voir!;
she did it without even ~ing elle l'a fait sans le moindre effort;
at least you tried au moins tu as fait tout ce que tu as pu.
IDIOMS:
these things are sent to ~ us hum tout ça c'est pour notre bien.
try on: ▶ ~ [sth] on, ~ on [sth] essayer (hat, dress);
to ~ it on (familier) fig bluffer.
try out: to ~ it on (familier) fig bluffer.
▶ ~ out (sportsman) faire un essai;
(actor) auditionner;
(actor) auditionner;
▶ ~ [sth] out, ~ out [sth] essayer (machine, theory, language, recipe);
▶ ~ [sb] out, ~ out [sb] prendre [qn] à l'essai.
'try' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
aim
- and
- angle
- anyway
- approach
- as
- but
- can
- chase
- check
- convert
- damnedest
- each
- endlessly
- even
- experimentally
- fair
- game
- get
- go
- hand
- hard
- helplessly
- however
- if
- instead
- investigate
- keep
- labour
- let
- level
- look
- luck
- might
- mind
- owe
- rush
- seek
- size
- snatch
- strive
- struggle
- taste
- than
- then
- thing
- tried
- unsuccessfully
- utmost
French:
accrocher
- acharner
- aller
- apitoyer
- ardeur
- arranger
- article
- autant
- baratiner
- bien
- charge
- charme
- chercher
- contenance
- dedans
- démagogie
- deux
- efforcer
- esprit
- essai
- essayer
- évertuer
- expérimenter
- faux-fuyant
- fin
- goûter
- ici
- juger
- libérer
- mesurer
- modèle
- montrer
- organisation
- paraître
- perte
- petit
- peu
- poudre
- préparer
- prosélytisme
- quêter
- réessayer
- renouveler
- rusé
- sorte
- suite
- surenchère
- tâcher
- taille
- tâter
try: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| try | vtr | (attempt) tentative | essayer⇒ vtr |
| He tried to walk to the next town, but it was too far. | |||
| Il a essayé de marcher jusqu'à la ville suivante, mais c'était trop loin. | |||
| try | vtr | (test it) test | essayer⇒ vtr |
| Try it before you decide whether it's difficult. | |||
| Essaie avant de décider si c'est difficile ou non. | |||
| try | vtr | (taste) aliment | goûter⇒ vtr |
| He tried spinach once and didn't like it. | |||
| Il a goûté les épinards une fois et n'a pas aimé. | |||
| try | vtr | (law: case) | traduction non disponible |
| The District Attorney will try the corruption case. | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| try | n | (effort) | traduction non disponible |
| Give it your best try. | |||
| try | n | (attempts) | tentative nf |
| The try at the basket succeeded and they got another two points. | |||
| La tentative de tir au panier a réussi et ils eurent deux points de plus. | |||
| try | vi | (strive) faire un effort | essayer⇒ vtr |
| s'efforcer⇒ vtr | |||
| I try to do my best. | |||
| J'essaye de faire de mon mieux. | |||
| Je m'efforce de faire de mon mieux. | |||
| try | vtr | (test the effect of) tester l'effet | essayer⇒ vtr |
| Try playing the music softly, and you may hear the violins in the background. | |||
| Essaie de passer la musique moins fort, et tu entendras peut-être les violons à l'arrière-plan. | |||
| try | vtr | (make an effort at) faire un effort | essayer⇒ vtr |
| Try doing all of your schoolwork tonight. | |||
| Essaye de faire tous tes devoirs ce soir. | |||
| try | vtr | (evaluate by experiment) faire l'expérience | essayer⇒ vtr |
| You can try these golf clubs before you buy them. | |||
| Tu peux essayer ces clubs de golf avant de les acheter. | |||
| try | vtr | (test) vêtement | essayer⇒ vtr |
| Let me try this shirt to see if it fits. | |||
| Laissez-moi essayer cette chemise pour que je voie si elle me va. | |||
| try | vtr | (law: a person) juridique | juger⇒ vtr |
| He was being tried for murder. | |||
| Il était jugé pour meurtre. | |||
| try | vtr | figurative (fatigue) | éprouver⇒, éreinter⇒ vtr |
| Working at the docks is trying work. | |||
| Travailler dans les docks est un travail éprouvant (or: éreintant). | |||
| try | vtr | (try to open) | essayer d'ouvrir⇒ vtr |
| He tried the door. | |||
| Il essaya d'ouvrir la porte. | |||
| Report an error | |||
try: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| a try | n | (an attempt) | essai nm |
| If you don´t have a try at speaking English, you will never improve. | |||
| tentative nf | |||
| essayer v | |||
| Si tu n'essaies pas de parler anglais, tu ne progresseras jamais. | |||
| a try | n | (rugby: a touchdown, goal) rugby | essai nm |
| Wales managed to score a try in the last few minutes of the game. | |||
| Les Gallois ont réussi à marquer un essai dans les toutes dernières minutes du match. | |||
| another try | n | (a further attempt) | autre essai adj + nm |
| If you are not successful the first time, give it another try. | |||
| Comme je n'ai pas réussi la première fois, j'ai eu droit à un autre essai. | |||
| autre chance adj + nf | |||
| Comme je n'ai pas réussi la première fois, j'ai eu droit à une autre chance. | |||
| give a try | essayer v | ||
| give a try | tester / éprouver qqn v | ||
| give sth a try | v | informal (sample sth) | essayer⇒ vtr |
| You shouldn't say you hate sushi without giving it a try first. | |||
| J'ai essayé le surf mais je préfère mes bons vieux skis. | |||
| aliment | goûter⇒ vtr | ||
| Goûte le plat avant de dire que tu n'aimes pas. | |||
| give sth a try | v | informal (attempt sth) | essayer⇒ vtr |
| If you've never gone skiing, you should give it a try. | |||
| Tu devrais essayer le saut en parachute, c'est génial ! | |||
| it's a try-on | c'est du pipeau | ||
| re-try | essayer de nouveau v | ||
| try again | vi | (make another attempt at sth) | réessayer⇒ vtr |
| If you don't get it right the first time, then you should try again. | |||
| D'accord, tu as raté une première fois, mais tu devrais réessayer ! | |||
| essayer encore⇒ vtr | |||
| Si ça ne marche pas la première fois, essaie encore. | |||
| retenter⇒ vtr | |||
| Je vais retenter de le joindre mais il est peut-être en réunion. | |||
| try and | essayer de v | ||
| try and try | essayer encore et encore | ||
| try anything once | tout essayer au moins une fois | ||
| try for | vtr | informal (attempt to make or attain) | tâcher d'obtenir⇒ vtr |
| He wanted to try for a Bachelor's Degree. | |||
| Je crois que je vais essayer d'obtenir un diplôme. | |||
| try hard | vi | informal (make a big effort) | s'efforcer v pron |
| Try hard to be on your best behavior at the party. | |||
| Elles s'efforcent de toujours rendre leur travail à temps. | |||
| tâcher⇒ vi | |||
| Tâche de ne pas faire trop de bruit, les petits dorment. | |||
| faire un effort loc v | |||
| Allez, quoi ! Fais un effort. Tire plus fort sur la corde ! | |||
| try it | interj | (make an attempt) | essaie, essayez ! interj |
| Oh quit making faces and just try it already! | |||
| Vas-y ! Essaie ! Le parachutisme, c'est amusant, tu vas voir. | |||
| vas-y, allez-y ! interj | |||
| Vas-y ! Tu peux ! Concentre-toi ! | |||
| fam | tente(z) le coup loc v | ||
| Tente le coup, tu verras bien ! | |||
| try it on | v | informal (put on to check fit) | essayer⇒ vtr |
| I'd never buy a shirt online, I'd rather try it on before buying it! | |||
| Remember to try the shirt on before you buy it. | |||
| Je pense que cette chemise t'irait bien : vas-y, essaye-la ! | |||
| try on | vtr | (clothing: put on to see if it fits) | essayer⇒ vtr |
| I tried the shirt on and decided I didn't like it. | |||
| J'ai essayé cette combinaison mais elle ne m'allait pas. | |||
| try one | Essayez-en un | ||
| try one's luck | tenter sa chance v | ||
| try out | vtr | informal (sample) | goûter⇒ vtr |
| Don't say you don't like it if you haven't even tried it out. | |||
| Goûte la sauce et dis-moi si elle est assez salée. | |||
| tester⇒ vtr | |||
| try out | vtr | (test by using) | essayer⇒ vtr |
| The salesman let us try out the bicycle before deciding whether to buy it. | |||
| Tu ne peux pas dire que tu détestes le parachutisme tant que tu n'as pas essayé. | |||
| tester⇒ vtr | |||
| faire un essai loc v | |||
| Avant d'acheter cette moto, j'ai fait un essai sur route. | |||
| try out | vi | (trial performance for role, job) spectacle | auditionner⇒ vi |
| Gretchen tried out for the cheer leading squad and made it. | |||
| Manu a finalement auditionné pour un petit rôle dans le dernier film d'action de Jean Voitouparter. | |||
| spectacle | passer une audition vtr | ||
| Suzie a passé une audition pour un petit rôle dans un film. | |||
| try sth on | v | (clothing: put sth on to assess it) | essayer⇒ vtr |
| J'aime toujours essayer les vêtements avant de les acheter. | |||
| try to | vtr | (attempt to) | essayer de vtr |
| I try to sing but I can't carry a tune. | |||
| tenter de vtr | |||
| try to achieve | chercher à v | ||
| try to find | essayer de trouver v | ||
| try to find | réfléchir | chercher v | |
| try to get oneself noticed | se mettre en évidence v | ||
| try to reach | vtr | literal (attempt to get in touch with) | essayer de joindre loc v |
| I tried to reach him by phone the other day. | |||
| Nous avons essayé en vain de le joindre à son domicile. | |||
| tenter de joindre loc v | |||
| try to reach | vtr | literal (stretch out to grasp) | essayer d'atteindre loc v |
| I was climbing a tree and tried to reach the highest branch but couldn't. | |||
| essayer d'attraper loc v | |||
| Il essaye d'attraper le livre en haut de l'étagère. | |||
| essayer de saisir loc v | |||
| try to recall | vtr | (attempt to remember) | essayer de se rappeler loc v |
| I tried to recall her name, but I just couldn't remember. | |||
| J'essaye de me rappeler le nom de l'acteur. | |||
| try your best | faites tout votre possible | ||
| try your hand | v | (attempt) | s'essayer à v pron |
| Having achieved success as an actor, he decided to try his hand at directing. | |||
| Après avoir publié deux romans à succès, elle a souhaité s'essayer à la photographie artistique. | |||
| se lancer dans v pron | |||
| fig | s'attaquer à v pron | ||
| try-out | période d'essai | à l'essai | |
| Report an error | |||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "try".
'Come over here and look and have a try', and they might stay
“Try me might ‘n raise thine hand, or else me teeth shall stay feast on thine lands.”
"don't knock it before you try it"
"these are the times that try men's souls"....
"Try to add me"
a child might try to imitate
a new recipe which she would like them to try.
a try and see attitude
All you can do is try and solve crimes after they've happend
Always try your best/hardest
Aren't you going to try?
Asked what he would explain to people curious to try out Christianity
better than to try
Better to try and to fail...
brochure publicitaire: "TRY US !"
but I try not to
Can I try some
Cheers will try and make it.
decided to try to find
do not give up and don't be afraid to try something new
do you want to try on the blue one
doesn't try to be
don't let anyone try to tell you. . .
don't try anything!
don't try this at home
Don't try to front
Don't try to push this on me !
drove them to try new techniques
EN: to try and change - grammaire
EN: try real hard [sic] - grammaire
Suite...
“Try me might ‘n raise thine hand, or else me teeth shall stay feast on thine lands.”
"don't knock it before you try it"
"these are the times that try men's souls"....
"Try to add me"
a child might try to imitate
a new recipe which she would like them to try.
a try and see attitude
All you can do is try and solve crimes after they've happend
Always try your best/hardest
Aren't you going to try?
Asked what he would explain to people curious to try out Christianity
better than to try
Better to try and to fail...
brochure publicitaire: "TRY US !"
but I try not to
Can I try some
Cheers will try and make it.
decided to try to find
do not give up and don't be afraid to try something new
do you want to try on the blue one
doesn't try to be
don't let anyone try to tell you. . .
don't try anything!
don't try this at home
Don't try to front
Don't try to push this on me !
drove them to try new techniques
EN: to try and change - grammaire
EN: try real hard [sic] - grammaire
Suite...
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