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21 intentar Algo
(v.) = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a tryEx. Sorry, but I just don't have time to download & give it a whirl right now.Ex. Next time I am there I will give it a shot.Ex. I gave it a try earlier today and it seems promising.* * *(v.) = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a tryEx: Sorry, but I just don't have time to download & give it a whirl right now.
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22 intentar Algo con empeño
(v.) = try + hardEx. Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.* * *(v.) = try + hardEx: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.
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23 intentar abarcar demasiado
(v.) = burn + the candle at both endsEx. Americans are attempting to fit ever more into 24 hours, and many appear willing to ' burn the candle at both ends' to accomplish that.* * *(v.) = burn + the candle at both endsEx: Americans are attempting to fit ever more into 24 hours, and many appear willing to ' burn the candle at both ends' to accomplish that.
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24 intentar alcanzar
v.to make a reach for, to reach for, to try to reach.* * *(v.) = reach forEx. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.* * *(v.) = reach forEx: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.
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25 intentar algo imposible
(v.) = bang + Posesivo + head againstEx. The project was being developed here until a few months ago, when we stopped banging our heads against funding agencies that apparently could not see the merit in taking it further.* * *(v.) = bang + Posesivo + head againstEx: The project was being developed here until a few months ago, when we stopped banging our heads against funding agencies that apparently could not see the merit in taking it further.
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26 intentar coger
v.to catch at.* * *(v.) = reach forEx. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.* * *(v.) = reach forEx: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.
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27 intentar conseguir
v.to make a bid for, to try for, to try to obtain.* * *(v.) = aim for, work toward(s), jockey forEx. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. Library staff can work towards this by putting themselves in the position of the users.Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.* * *(v.) = aim for, work toward(s), jockey forEx: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
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28 intentar conseguir Algo
(v.) = take + a swing atEx. It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.* * *(v.) = take + a swing atEx: It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.
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29 intentar convencer
(v.) = work on + PersonaEx. I went to work on Patterson this morning, and he's given me until two this afternoon to let me know.* * *(v.) = work on + PersonaEx: I went to work on Patterson this morning, and he's given me until two this afternoon to let me know.
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30 intentar dar un manotazo
(v.) = take + a swat at, swat atEx. As he was lowered out of the helicopter a polar bear took a swat at him.Ex. Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.* * *(v.) = take + a swat at, swat atEx: As he was lowered out of the helicopter a polar bear took a swat at him.
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31 intentar dar un zarpazo
(v.) = take + a swat at, swat atEx. As he was lowered out of the helicopter a polar bear took a swat at him.Ex. Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.* * *(v.) = take + a swat at, swat atEx: As he was lowered out of the helicopter a polar bear took a swat at him.
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32 intentar de nuevo
(v.) = retry [re-try]Ex. Students have the opportunity to retry any question missed until they get the correct answer or wish to leave the program.* * *(v.) = retry [re-try]Ex: Students have the opportunity to retry any question missed until they get the correct answer or wish to leave the program.
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33 intentar encontrar un término medio entre ... y ...
(v.) = tread + a delicate line between... andEx. Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.* * *(v.) = tread + a delicate line between... andEx: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.
Spanish-English dictionary > intentar encontrar un término medio entre ... y ...
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34 intentar evitar
(v.) = fight + shy ofEx. The Social Security Administration has fought shy of providing I & R services through its many district offices because of heavy work loads.* * *(v.) = fight + shy ofEx: The Social Security Administration has fought shy of providing I & R services through its many district offices because of heavy work loads.
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35 intentar ganar tiempo
(v.) = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA]Ex. Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.Ex. The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.* * *(v.) = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA]Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs. -
36 intentar golpear Algo
(v.) = take + a swing atEx. It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.* * *(v.) = take + a swing atEx: It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.
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37 intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo
(v.) = try + Posesivo + own hand atEx. Besides MP3 and streaming audio, the raw transfers are also available for diy'ers to try their own hand at audio restoration.* * *(v.) = try + Posesivo + own hand atEx: Besides MP3 and streaming audio, the raw transfers are also available for diy'ers to try their own hand at audio restoration.
Spanish-English dictionary > intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo
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38 intentar hacer Algo sin contar con los medios necesarios
(v.) = make + bricks without strawEx. Reference librarians can no more make bricks without straw that could the Israelites of old.* * *(v.) = make + bricks without strawEx: Reference librarians can no more make bricks without straw that could the Israelites of old.
Spanish-English dictionary > intentar hacer Algo sin contar con los medios necesarios
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39 intentar ligar
(v.) = chat upEx. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.* * *(v.) = chat upEx: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.
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40 intentar lo imposible
(v.) = attempt + the impossible, be an attempt at the impossible, square + the circleEx. He gradually let his original aims slip away until he was attempting the impossible -- a universal bibliography -- albeit highly selectively.Ex. Because of lack of agreement in the public library profession on common objectives, efforts to produce staffing standards were an attempt at the impossible.Ex. The article ' Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.* * *(v.) = attempt + the impossible, be an attempt at the impossible, square + the circleEx: He gradually let his original aims slip away until he was attempting the impossible -- a universal bibliography -- albeit highly selectively.
Ex: Because of lack of agreement in the public library profession on common objectives, efforts to produce staffing standards were an attempt at the impossible.Ex: The article ' Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
См. также в других словарях:
intentar — Se conjuga como: amar Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: intentar intentando intentado Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. intento intentas intenta intentamos… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
intentar — ‘Procurar [algo]’. El complemento directo no debe ir introducido por la preposición de (→ dequeísmo): ⊕ «Los hinchas corrieron intentando de acompañar al pullman» (Tiempo [Col.] 12.6.97); debió decirse intentando acompañar … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
intentar — v. tr. 1. Ter ou formar o intento de, projetar. 2. Diligenciar, empreender. 3. [Direito] Formular ou propor em juízo … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
intentar — verbo transitivo 1. Hacer (una persona) lo necesario para que [una cosa] tenga lugar sin estar seguro de conseguir hacerla o terminarla: Hemos intentado llamarlo, pero nadie contestaba al teléfono … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
intentar — (Del lat. intentāre). 1. tr. Tener ánimo de hacer algo. 2. Preparar, iniciar la ejecución de algo. 3. Procurar o pretender … Diccionario de la lengua española
intentar — (Del lat. intentare.) ► verbo transitivo 1 Tener intención o voluntad de hacer una cosa: ■ intento olvidar todos mis problemas. 2 Preparar o iniciar una cosa. 3 Procurar o pretender una cosa: ■ intentará escalar la pared norte de la montaña.… … Enciclopedia Universal
intentar — {{#}}{{LM I22271}}{{〓}} {{ConjI22271}}{{\}}CONJUGACIÓN{{/}}{{SynI22827}} {{[}}intentar{{]}} ‹in·ten·tar› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} {{♂}}Referido a una acción,{{♀}} hacer todo lo posible para realizarla aunque no se tenga la certeza de conseguirlo: • Intenta … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
intentar — (v) (Básico) hacer un esfuerzo para hacer algo Ejemplos: Tenemos que intentar mantenernos unidos. Intenta abrir esta lata porque yo no puedo. Sinónimos: probar, pretender … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
intentar — transitivo probar, pretender, tratar de, procurar, hacer por. Intentar es tener el propósito o la intención; probar es iniciar una acción con el fin de ver si es posible realizarla. * * * Sinónimos: ■ pretender, procurar, tratar, querer, aspirar … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
intentar — in|ten|tar Mot Agut Verb transitiu … Diccionari Català-Català
intentar — v tr (Se conjuga como amar) Tener la intención o querer hacer algo y dar los pasos necesarios para lograrlo: Intentamos todo sin ningún éxito , Intenté subir al volcán , Intentará ganar las elecciones , Intentó golpearlo … Español en México