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1 attempt
ə'tempt 1. verb(to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) forsøke (seg på)2. noun1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) forsøk2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) angrep, drapsforsøkforsøk--------forsøke--------prøve--------strevIsubst. \/əˈtem(p)t\/1) forsøk, prøve2) ( gammeldags) angrep, attentatmake an attempt on somebody's life prøve å drepe noenmake an attempt at (doing) something gjøre et forsøk på (å få til) noeIIverb \/əˈtem(p)t\/1) forsøke (å gjøre), forsøke seg på2) ( gammeldags) angripe3) ( gammeldags) fristeattempted escape fluktforsøkattempt to forsøke å• did they attempt to resist? -
2 fail
feil 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) mislykkes, slå feil, ikke klare2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) svikte, ikke virke/fungere3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) svikte, svinne4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) (la) stryke, dumpe5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) svikte, skuffe•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i mangel av- failure- without failstryke--------svikteIsubst. \/feɪl\/1) stryk2) stryk(e)kandidat, elev som har strøketwithout fail absolutt, helt sikkert, bestemt, uansett, uten unntakIIverb \/feɪl\/1) mislykkes, ikke lykkes, komme til kort2) strande, ikke føre til noe resultat, bryte sammen3) ( om innhøstning e.l.) slå feil, ikke slå til4) unnlate, forsømme5) stryke, ikke bestå, dumpe, la stryke6) falle gjennom7) streike, stoppe, svikte, ikke strekke til8) gi etter, svikte, ikke holde9) ( handel) gå konkurs, gå over ende, gå fallitt10) skorte, slippe opp, ta slutt11) avta, svinne, forsvinne, dø bort, dø ut12) forringe(s), forverre(s), skrante, svekke(s)13) svikte, late i stikkenfail in mangle, savnesvikte, ikke fullførefail in one's hopes ikke leve opp til sine egne forventningerfail of forfeilemangle, være uten, ikke ha, ikke eiefail to unnlate å, ikke bry seg om åmislykkes med å, mislykkes i å, ikke lykkes å, ikke kunnefail to come utebli, la være å komme, ikke kommefail to see something ikke begripe noe, ikke innse noe
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