attempt Signification, définition

Signification de attempt en français

• 0 an effort to do sth -- tentative [ feminine ]

  • her first attempt at driving sa première tentative de conduite

  • She ran in an attempt to escape. Elle courut pour essayer de s’échapper.

  • He made no attempt to speak to me. Il n’a pas fait le moindre effort pour me parler.

• 1 an effort to kill -- attentat [ masculine ]

  • an attempt on sb’s life un attentat à la vie de qqn

• 2 to try to do sth -- essayer

  • He attempted to rob a grocery store. Il a essayé de voler dans une épicerie.

  • to attempt suicide tenter de se suicider

• 3 to try -- tenter, s’attaquer à

  • He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed

  • He did not attempt the last question in the exam.

• 4 a try -- tentative

  • They failed in their attempt to climb Everest

  • She made no attempt to run away.

• 5 an attack -- attentat

  • They made an attempt on his life, but he survived.