-
1 attempt
attempt [ə'tempt]1 noun(a) (effort, try) tentative f, essai m, effort m;∎ what do you think of my latest attempt? que pensez-vous de mon dernier essai?;∎ was that an attempt at an apology? est-ce que c'était censé être une excuse?;∎ her feeble attempt to justify herself la piètre tentative qu'elle a faite pour se justifier;∎ without (making) any attempt at concealment sans chercher à se cacher;∎ they made no attempt to help ils n'ont pas essayé d'aider;∎ attempt to escape tentative f d'évasion;∎ to make an attempt at doing sth or to do sth essayer ou tâcher de faire qch;∎ he made an attempt at 'War and Peace' il a essayé de lire 'Guerre et paix';∎ to make an attempt on a record or to beat a record essayer de battre un record;∎ to make an attempt on Everest tenter l'ascension de l'Everest;∎ first attempt coup m d'essai, première tentative f;∎ it wasn't bad for a first attempt ce n'était pas mal pour une première tentative ou un premier essai;∎ at the first attempt du premier coup;∎ I passed the test at my third attempt j'ai réussi l'examen la troisième fois;∎ to make another attempt renouveler ses tentatives, revenir à la charge;∎ to give up the attempt y renoncer;∎ he died in the attempt il est mort en essayant∎ attempt on sb's life tentative f d'assassinat;∎ to make an attempt on sb's life attenter à la vie de qn∎ to attempt to do sth essayer ou tenter de faire qch, chercher à faire qch;∎ he attempted to cross the street, he attempted crossing the street il a essayé de traverser la rue;∎ she plans to attempt the record again in June elle a l'intention de s'attaquer de nouveau au record en juin;∎ to attempt the impossible tenter l'impossible;∎ he has already attempted suicide once il a déjà fait une tentative de suicide -
2 attempt
A n1 tentative f (to do de faire) ; to make an attempt to do ou at doing tenter de faire ; in an attempt to do pour essayer de faire ; on my/his first attempt dès ma/sa première tentative ; attempt to escape, escape attempt tentative d'évasion ; to make an attempt on a record tenter de battre un record ; at least she made an attempt! au moins elle a essayé! ; he made no attempt to apologize il n'a même pas tenté de s'excuser ; good attempt! bien essayé! ; he made an attempt at a smile il a esquissé un sourire ; it's my first attempt at a cake c'est la première fois que je fais un gâteau ; not bad for a first attempt! ce n'est pas mal pour un premier essai! ;2 ( attack) attentat m ; attempt on sb's life attentat contre la vie de qn ; to make an attempt on sb's life attenter à la vie de qn.B vtr tenter (to do de faire) ; s'attaquer à [exam question] ; to attempt suicide tenter de se suicider ; to attempt the impossible tenter l'impossible ; attempted robbery/murder tentative de vol/meurtre. -
3 impossible
impossible [ɪm'pɒsəbəl](a) (not possible) impossible;∎ it's impossible for me to leave work before 6 p.m. il m'est impossible de quitter mon travail avant 18 heures;∎ you make it impossible for me to be civil to you tu me mets dans l'impossibilité d'être poli envers toi;∎ I'm afraid that's quite impossible je regrette, mais ça n'est vraiment pas possible(b) (difficult to believe) impossible, invraisemblable;∎ but that's impossible! mais ce n'est pas possible!;∎ it is impossible that he should be lying il est impossible qu'il mente(c) (unbearable) impossible, insupportable;∎ he's absolutely impossible il est vraiment impossible ou insupportable;∎ he made their lives impossible il leur a rendu la vie insupportable ou impossible;∎ you're putting me in an impossible situation vous me mettez dans une situation impossible2 nounimpossible m;∎ to attempt/to ask the impossible tenter/demander l'impossible -
4 rescue
rescue ['reskju:](from danger) sauver; (from captivity) délivrer; (from need, difficulty) secourir, venir au secours de;∎ to rescue sb from drowning sauver qn de la noyade;∎ they were rescued from a potentially dangerous situation on les a tirés d'une situation qui aurait pu être dangereuse;∎ the survivors were waiting to be rescued les survivants attendaient des secours;∎ figurative thanks for rescuing me from that boring conversation merci de m'avoir délivré, cette conversation m'assommait;∎ to rescue sb's name from oblivion arracher le nom de qn à l'oubli;∎ to rescue sb from poverty tirer qn de la misère2 noun(from danger, drowning) sauvetage m; (from captivity) délivrance f; (from need, difficulty) secours m;∎ to go/to come to sb's rescue aller/venir au secours ou à la rescousse de qn;∎ rescue was impossible toute opération de sauvetage était impossible(attempt, mission, operation, party, team) de sauvetage, de secours►► rescue services services mpl de secours;rescue worker sauveteur m -
5 guess
guess [ges]1 noun(a) (at facts, figures) estimation f;∎ if you don't know, have a guess si tu ne sais pas, essaie de deviner;∎ it was just a lucky guess c'était un coup de chance;∎ at a (rough) guess, I'd say 200 à vue de nez, je dirais 200;∎ he made a good/a wild guess il a deviné juste/à tout hasard;∎ I'll give you three guesses devine un peu(b) (hypothesis) supposition f, conjecture f;∎ it's anybody's guess Dieu seul le sait, impossible de prévoir;∎ my guess is that he won't come à mon avis il ne viendra pas, je pense qu'il ne viendra pas;∎ your guess is as good as mine tu en sais autant que moi, je n'en sais pas plus que toi(a) (attempt to answer) deviner;∎ guess what! devine un peu!;∎ guess who! devine qui c'est!;∎ guess who I saw in town devine (un peu) qui j'ai vu en ville;∎ I guessed as much je m'en doutais, c'est bien ce que je pensais;∎ you've guessed it! tu l'as deviné!;∎ I guessed him to be twenty-five je lui ai donné vingt-cinq ans∎ I guess you're right je suppose que vous avez raison;∎ I guess he isn't coming je suppose qu'il ne viendra pas;∎ I guess so je pense que oui;∎ I guess not non, effectivementdeviner;∎ to guess at sth deviner qch;∎ how did you guess? comment avez-vous deviné?;∎ (try to) guess! devine un peu!;∎ you'll never guess tu ne devineras jamais;∎ the police guessed right la police a deviné ou vu juste;∎ we guessed wrong nous nous sommes trompés;∎ we could only guess at their plans nous ne pouvions qu'essayer de deviner leurs intentions;∎ I couldn't begin to guess je n'en ai pas la moindre idée;∎ ironic I would never have guessed je n'aurais jamais deviné;∎ to keep sb guessing laisser qn dans le doute;∎ don't keep me guessing! ne me laissez pas dans le doute!✾ Film 'Guess who's coming to Dinner?' Kramer 'Devine qui vient dîner?'
См. также в других словарях:
The Impossible Astronaut — 214a – The Impossible Astronaut Doctor Who episode … Wikipedia
attempt — at·tempt n: the crime of having the intent to commit and taking action in an effort to commit a crime that fails or is prevented – called also criminal attempt; see also impossibility ◇ There is no settled answer to how close to completing a… … Law dictionary
The Spanish Armada — The Spanish Armada † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Spanish Armada The Spanish Armada, also called the Invincible Armada (infra), and more correctly La Armada Grande, was a fleet (I) intended to invade England and to put an end to the… … Catholic encyclopedia
The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Impossible Creatures — Cover art Developer(s) Relic Entertainment Publisher(s) Microsoft Game Studios … Wikipedia
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter — (Japanese: 竹取物語; Taketori Monogatari ) is a 10th century Japanese folktale, also known as The Tale of Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語, Kaguya hime no Monogatari ). It is considered the oldest extant Japanese narrative, [… … Wikipedia
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen timeline — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is an ongoing graphic novel series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O Neill. The primary commentator on the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series (hereto after in this article referred to as… … Wikipedia
The Hunting of the Snark — (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) in 1874, when he was 42 years old. [ [http://www.literature.org/authors/carroll lewis/the hunting of the snark/ Poem as presented by Literature.org]… … Wikipedia
The Mole (Australia season 4) — The Mole in Paradise Country of origin Australia No. of episodes 10 Broadcast … Wikipedia
The Gigli Concert — is a play by Irish playwright Tom Murphy premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 1983 and widely regarded as his masterpiece.Plot The Gigli Concert deals with seven days in the relationship between Dynamatologist JPW King, a quack self help… … Wikipedia
Impossible Man — Superherobox| caption=The Impossible Man in his debut appearance, Fantastic Four #11 (Feb, 1963). Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. © Marvel Comics. comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Impossible Man real name= publisher=Marvel Comics… … Wikipedia