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1 esforzarse
1 (físicamente) to make an effort, exert oneself; (moralmente) to try hard, strive* * *verbto strive, make an effort* * *VPR to exert o.s., make an efforthay que esforzarse más — you must try harder, you must make more effort
esforzarse en o por conseguir algo — to struggle o strive to achieve sth
* * *= put forth + effort, put forth + energy, strive, strain, labour [labor, -USA], toil, struggle, work + hard, slave away, try + hard.Ex. Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.Ex. The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.Ex. The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.Ex. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.Ex. Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.Ex. Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.Ex. Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.----* esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.* esforzarse por = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to.* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).* esforzarse por lograr = strive for.* * *= put forth + effort, put forth + energy, strive, strain, labour [labor, -USA], toil, struggle, work + hard, slave away, try + hard.Ex: Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.
Ex: The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.Ex: The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex: So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.Ex: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.* esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.* esforzarse por = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to.* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).* esforzarse por lograr = strive for.* * *
■esforzarse verbo reflexivo to make an effort [por, to]: se esfuerza por ser agradable, he takes pains to be pleasant
' esforzarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afanarse
- aplicarse
- desvivirse
- esmerarse
- pelear
- pujar
- sudar
- trabajarse
- empeñar
- esforzar
- matar
English:
all-out
- buck up
- effort
- exert
- flog
- pain
- peer
- seek
- strain
- strive
- endeavor
- try
- utmost
* * *vprto make an effort;tienes que esforzarte más si quieres aprobar you'll have to make more of an effort if you want to pass;nos esforzamos, pero fue imposible ganarlos we tried very hard, but they were impossible to beat;no te esfuerces, no puede oírte don't bother (shouting), she can't hear you;se esforzaron enormemente en la tarea they put a huge amount of effort into the task;me esforcé por ayudarlos I made a real effort o did my best to help them;nos hemos esforzado mucho por ti we've made a real effort for you, we've really put ourselves out for you;se esforzó en contener las lágrimas she tried hard to hold back the tears* * *v/r make an effort, try hard* * *vr: to make an effort* * *esforzarse vb to try hard [pt. & pp. tried] / to work hardse esforzó mucho he tried very hard / he worked very hard -
2 esforzar
v.1 to strain (voz, vista).tuve que esforzar la voz I had to strain my voice2 to give strength, to strengthen.El tónico esforzó a Ricardo The tonic gave Richard strength.3 to demand.Esforzaron mucho dinero They demanded a lot of money.* * *1 (forzar) to strain■ esforzar la vista/voz to strain one's eyes/voice2 (animar) to encourage, spur on1 (físicamente) to make an effort, exert oneself; (moralmente) to try hard, strive* * *1.VT [voz] to strain2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <voz/vista> to strain2.esforzarse v pronse esforzó mucho — he tried very hard, he put in a lot of effort
esforzarse por o en + inf — to strive to + inf
* * *1.verbo transitivo <voz/vista> to strain2.esforzarse v pronse esforzó mucho — he tried very hard, he put in a lot of effort
esforzarse por o en + inf — to strive to + inf
* * *vt‹voz› to strainestás esforzando la vista you're straining your eyesse esforzó mucho pero sus resultados fueron mediocres he tried very hard o he put in a lot of effort but his results were mediocrese ha esforzado mucho en este trabajo she's put a lot of effort o a lot of hard work into this jobtienes que esforzarte más you'll have to work harder o make more of an effortesforzarse POR + INF to strive to + INFse esforzó por mejorarlo he made a real effort o he strove to improve itme esforzaba por oír lo que decían I was straining my ears to hear what they were sayingesforzarse EN + INF to strive to + INFdebemos esforzarnos en complacer a los clientes we must strive to please our clients* * *
esforzar ( conjugate esforzar) verbo transitivo ‹voz/vista› to strain
esforzarse verbo pronominal:
tienes que esforzarte más you'll have to work harder;
esforzarse por o en hacer algo to strive to do sth
esforzar vtr (la vista, un músculo) to strain
* * *♦ vt[voz, vista] to strain;tuve que esforzar la voz I had to strain my voice* * *v/t strain* * *esforzar {36} vt: to strain
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