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  • 1 try

    1. verb
    1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) προσπαθώ
    2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) δοκιμάζω
    3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) δικάζω
    4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) θέτω σε δοκιμασία
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) απόπειρα, προσπάθεια, δοκιμή
    2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) (ράγκμπι)
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    - trying
    - try on
    - try out

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  • 2 experiment

    [ik'sperimənt] 1. noun
    (a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) πείραμα
    2. verb
    ((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.)
    - experimentally
    - experimentation

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  • 3 leave no stone unturned

    (to try every possible means: The police left no stone unturned to (try to) find the child.) κινώ γη και ουρανό,τρώω τον κόσμο

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  • 4 seek

    [si:k]
    past tense, past participle - sought; verb
    1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) ψάχνω για,γυρεύω,αναζητώ,επιζητώ
    2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) επιδιώκω,επιζητώ
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  • 5 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) τραβώ
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) σέρνω
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) σέρνομαι
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) ερευνώ το βυθό
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) τραβώ σε μάκρος
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) κώλυμα
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) ρουφηξιά
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) αγγαρεία
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) (αργκό) γυναικείο ντύσιμο από άνδρες, ντύσιμο τραβεστί

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  • 6 page

    [pei‹] I noun
    (one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) σελίδα
    II 1. noun
    1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) γκρουμ
    2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) νεαρός υπηρέτης
    2. verb
    (to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) ειδοποιώ από τα μεγάφωνα

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  • 7 practical

    ['præktikəl]
    1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) πρακτκός,εμπειρικός
    2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) πρακτικός
    3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) πρακτικός
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    - practically
    - practical joke

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  • 8 pry

    (to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) χώνω τη μύτη μου

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  • 9 sound out

    (to try to find out someone's thoughts and plans etc: Will you sound out your father on this?) βολιδοσκοπώ

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  • 10 discover

    1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) ανακαλύπτω
    2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) ανακαλύπτω
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  • 11 scrape together/up

    (to manage (with difficulty) to find (enough): I'll try to scrape a team together for tomorrow's game.) συγκεντρώνω με χίλια βάσανα

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  • try — try1 W1S1 [traı] v past tense and past participle tried present participle trying third person singular tries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attempt)¦ 2¦(test/use)¦ 3¦(food/drink)¦ 4¦(try to find somebody/something)¦ 5¦(door/window)¦ 6¦( …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • find —    1. to steal    The pretence is as old as stealing, as in the obsolete Scottish phrase find a thing where the Highlander found the tongs, Spoken when boys have pick d something and pretend they found it . (Kelly, 1721 to Lowlanders the… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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  • try your hand at something — phrase to do an activity for the first time in order to find out whether you like it or are good at it I’ve always wanted to try my hand at writing a novel. Thesaurus: to start doing something new or differentsynonym Main entry: try …   Useful english dictionary

  • try one's hand at — 1. To attempt 2. To test one s prowess at • • • Main Entry: ↑hand * * * attempt to do (something) for the first time, typically in order to find out if one is good at it a chance to try your hand at the ancient art of drystone walling …   Useful english dictionary

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