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effort ['efət](a) (exertion) effort m;∎ it will be a bit of an effort ce sera un peu difficile;∎ without much effort sans trop d'effort ou de peine;∎ with an effort en faisant un effort;∎ your efforts on our behalf les efforts que vous avez faits pour nous;∎ their efforts were rewarded leurs efforts ont été récompensés;∎ it was an effort for me to stay awake j'avais du mal à rester éveillé; (stronger) rester éveillé me coûtait;∎ put some effort into it! fais un effort!;∎ I put a lot of effort into that project je me suis donné beaucoup de mal ou de peine pour ce projet;∎ to make an effort to do sth faire (un) effort pour faire qch;∎ he made no effort to contact us il n'a fait aucun effort pour nous joindre;∎ formal we make every effort to ensure our products reach you in perfect condition nous faisons tout ce qui est en notre pouvoir pour que nos produits vous parviennent en bon état;∎ in an effort to do sth dans le but de faire qch;∎ to make no effort to do sth ne pas essayer de faire qch;∎ to make every effort to do sth faire tout son possible pour faire qch;∎ at least she made the effort au moins elle a essayé;∎ it's not worth the effort ça ne vaut pas la peine de se fatiguer∎ it's only my first effort ce n'est que la première fois que j'essaie;∎ it was a good effort pour un essai, c'était bien;∎ that's not a bad effort ce n'est pas mal réussi;∎ familiar what do you think of his latest effort? qu'est-ce que vous pensez de sa dernière performance?∎ there's this sort of lever effort il y a une espèce de levier□ -
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effort [ˈefət]effort m• what do you think of his latest effort? (inf) qu'est-ce que tu penses de ce qu'il vient de faire ?► make + effort• little effort has been made to investigate this case on ne s'est pas vraiment donné la peine d'enquêter sur cette affaire* * *['efət]1) ( energy) efforts mplto put a lot of effort into something/into doing — se donner beaucoup de peine pour quelque chose/pour faire
2) ( difficulty) effort m3) ( attempt)joint effort — initiative f commune
4) ( initiative) initiative fwar effort — effort m de guerre
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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
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