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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

attempt1 /ə'tempt/ verbo transitivo

1. (try) to ~ to + inf/-ing tratar de or intentar + inf

2. (have a try at) [student] ‹exam question› intentar responder a (frml)

3. attempted past p: ~ed suicide/murder intento m de suicidio/tentativa f de asesinato

attempt2 sustantivo
intento m;
I made an ~ at conversation traté de or intenté entablar conversación;
to make an ~ on sb's life atentar contra la vida de algn

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

attempt [ə'tempt]

I	nombre 1   intento, tentativa      to make an attempt, intentar [to, -]      at the first attempt, a la primera 2   atentado [on sb's life, contra la vida de alguien]
II	verbo transitivo ensayar, intentar      to attempt to do sthg, intentar hacer algo

attempt: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
make an attempt			intentar
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English:

deliberate - devalue - suicide attempt - vain - bid - bungle - crack - desperate - desultory - earnest - foil - forlorn - frenetic - futile - go - impossible - ineffective - pointless - previous - shot - suicide - thwart - try - unsuccessful - valiant - why - wild

Spanish:

amago - atentar - conato - fallida - fallido - intentar - intento - intentona - primera - santa - santo - suicidio - tentativa - atentado - ensayo - sufrir

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