Significado de attempt em inglês
attemptattempt1 /əˈtempt/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas as traduções1an act of trying to do something, especially something difficultato de tentar fazer algo, especialmente algo difícilattempt to do something
All attempts to control inflation have failed.Todas as tentativas de controlar a inflação fracassaram.attempt at (doing) something her feeble attempts at humoursuas fracas tentativas de fazer humorat the first/second etc attempt She passed her driving test at the first attempt.Ela passou no exame de direção na primeira tentativa.2make no attempt to do something to not try to do something at allnão tentar fazer algo de forma alguma: He made no attempt to hide his anger.Ele não fez nenhuma tentativa de esconder sua raiva.3an attempt on somebody’s life an occasion when someone tries to kill a famous or important personocasião em que alguém tenta matar uma pessoa famosa ou importante: She has already survived two attempts on her life.Ela já sobreviveu a duas tentativas contra sua vida.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosmake an attempt· She made several attempts to escape.· Ela fez várias tentativas de fuga.abandon/give up an attempt· They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.· Eles tiveram que abandonar a tentativa de escalar a montanha.fail/succeed in your attempt· He failed in his attempt to set a new Olympic record.· Ele falhou em sua tentativa de estabelecer um novo recorde olímpico.foil/thwart an attempt formalformal (=make it fail)· Troops loyal to the general foiled the assassination attempt.· As tropas leais ao general frustraram a tentativa de assassinato.an attempt fails/succeeds· All attempts to find a cure have failed.· Todas as tentativas de encontrar uma cura falharam.adjectivesadjetivoson the first/second etc attempt (also at the first/second etc attempt British English)· The car started at the second attempt.· O carro ligou na segunda tentativa.a vain attempt (=one that does not succeed)· They worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.· Eles trabalharam a noite toda em uma tentativa vã de terminar no prazo.a desperate attempt (=that involves a lot of effort)· Doctors made a desperate attempt to save his life.· Os médicos fizeram uma tentativa desesperada de salvar sua vida.a deliberate/conscious attempt· His question was a deliberate attempt to humiliate her.· A pergunta dele foi uma tentativa deliberada de humilhá-la.a serious/genuine attempt· This is the first serious attempt to tackle the problem.· Esta é a primeira tentativa séria de enfrentar o problema.an unsuccessful/successful attempt· an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government· uma tentativa malsucedida de derrubar o governoan abortive attempt formalformal (=unsuccessful)· They made an abortive attempt to keep the company going.· Eles fizeram uma tentativa frustrada de manter a empresa funcionando.a futile attempt (=certain to fail and not worth doing)· I jumped up and down in a futile attempt to keep warm.· Pulei para cima e para baixo em uma tentativa inútil de me aquecer.a doomed attempt (=certain to fail, and causing something very bad to happen)· His attempt to reach the Pole was doomed from the beginning.· Sua tentativa de chegar ao Polo estava fadada ao fracasso desde o início.a brave/bold/gallant/valiant attempt approvingaprovação (=one that you admire, but that is unsuccessful)· The previous government made a brave attempt to tackle the problem.· O governo anterior fez uma corajosa tentativa de enfrentar o problema.· She made a valiant attempt to continue playing, but the pain was too much.· Ela fez uma tentativa valente de continuar jogando, mas a dor era demais.a blatant attempt disapprovingdesaprovação (=when someone openly tries to do something bad)· It was a blatant attempt to hide the truth.· Foi uma tentativa descarada de esconder a verdade.a final/last attempt· They made one final attempt to make their marriage work.· Eles fizeram uma última tentativa de fazer o casamento funcionar.a last-ditch attempt (=a final attempt to achieve something before it is too late)· Negotiators are making a last-ditch attempt to save the agreement.· Os negociadores estão fazendo uma tentativa de última hora para salvar o acordo.NOUN + attemptSUBSTANTIVO + attempta rescue attempt· Two firefighters were hurt in the rescue attempt.· Dois bombeiros ficaram feridos na tentativa de resgate.an assassination attempt (=an attempt to kill a leader)· De Gaulle survived an assassination attempt in 1961.· De Gaulle sobreviveu a uma tentativa de assassinato em 1961.a suicide attempt (=an attempt to kill yourself)· He was admitted to hospital after a suicide attempt.· Ele foi internado no hospital após uma tentativa de suicídio.a coup attempt (=an attempt to change the government, usually by force)· The US helped to crush the coup attempt.· Os EUA ajudaram a esmagar a tentativa de golpe.
Ver todas as traduções1an act of trying to do something, especially something difficultato de tentar fazer algo, especialmente algo difícilattempt to do something All attempts to control inflation have failed.Todas as tentativas de controlar a inflação fracassaram.attempt at (doing) something her feeble attempts at humoursuas fracas tentativas de fazer humorat the first/second etc attempt She passed her driving test at the first attempt.Ela passou no exame de direção na primeira tentativa.2make no attempt to do something to not try to do something at allnão tentar fazer algo de forma alguma: He made no attempt to hide his anger.Ele não fez nenhuma tentativa de esconder sua raiva.3an attempt on somebody’s life an occasion when someone tries to kill a famous or important personocasião em que alguém tenta matar uma pessoa famosa ou importante: She has already survived two attempts on her life.Ela já sobreviveu a duas tentativas contra sua vida.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosmake an attempt· She made several attempts to escape.· Ela fez várias tentativas de fuga.abandon/give up an attempt· They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.· Eles tiveram que abandonar a tentativa de escalar a montanha.fail/succeed in your attempt· He failed in his attempt to set a new Olympic record.· Ele falhou em sua tentativa de estabelecer um novo recorde olímpico.foil/thwart an attempt formalformal (=make it fail)· Troops loyal to the general foiled the assassination attempt.· As tropas leais ao general frustraram a tentativa de assassinato.an attempt fails/succeeds· All attempts to find a cure have failed.· Todas as tentativas de encontrar uma cura falharam.adjectivesadjetivoson the first/second etc attempt (also at the first/second etc attempt British English)· The car started at the second attempt.· O carro ligou na segunda tentativa.a vain attempt (=one that does not succeed)· They worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.· Eles trabalharam a noite toda em uma tentativa vã de terminar no prazo.a desperate attempt (=that involves a lot of effort)· Doctors made a desperate attempt to save his life.· Os médicos fizeram uma tentativa desesperada de salvar sua vida.a deliberate/conscious attempt· His question was a deliberate attempt to humiliate her.· A pergunta dele foi uma tentativa deliberada de humilhá-la.a serious/genuine attempt· This is the first serious attempt to tackle the problem.· Esta é a primeira tentativa séria de enfrentar o problema.an unsuccessful/successful attempt· an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government· uma tentativa malsucedida de derrubar o governoan abortive attempt formalformal (=unsuccessful)· They made an abortive attempt to keep the company going.· Eles fizeram uma tentativa frustrada de manter a empresa funcionando.a futile attempt (=certain to fail and not worth doing)· I jumped up and down in a futile attempt to keep warm.· Pulei para cima e para baixo em uma tentativa inútil de me aquecer.a doomed attempt (=certain to fail, and causing something very bad to happen)· His attempt to reach the Pole was doomed from the beginning.· Sua tentativa de chegar ao Polo estava fadada ao fracasso desde o início.a brave/bold/gallant/valiant attempt approvingaprovação (=one that you admire, but that is unsuccessful)· The previous government made a brave attempt to tackle the problem.· O governo anterior fez uma corajosa tentativa de enfrentar o problema.· She made a valiant attempt to continue playing, but the pain was too much.· Ela fez uma tentativa valente de continuar jogando, mas a dor era demais.a blatant attempt disapprovingdesaprovação (=when someone openly tries to do something bad)· It was a blatant attempt to hide the truth.· Foi uma tentativa descarada de esconder a verdade.a final/last attempt· They made one final attempt to make their marriage work.· Eles fizeram uma última tentativa de fazer o casamento funcionar.a last-ditch attempt (=a final attempt to achieve something before it is too late)· Negotiators are making a last-ditch attempt to save the agreement.· Os negociadores estão fazendo uma tentativa de última hora para salvar o acordo.NOUN + attemptSUBSTANTIVO + attempta rescue attempt· Two firefighters were hurt in the rescue attempt.· Dois bombeiros ficaram feridos na tentativa de resgate.an assassination attempt (=an attempt to kill a leader)· De Gaulle survived an assassination attempt in 1961.· De Gaulle sobreviveu a uma tentativa de assassinato em 1961.a suicide attempt (=an attempt to kill yourself)· He was admitted to hospital after a suicide attempt.· Ele foi internado no hospital após uma tentativa de suicídio.a coup attempt (=an attempt to change the government, usually by force)· The US helped to crush the coup attempt.· Os EUA ajudaram a esmagar a tentativa de golpe.attemptattempt2 verb [transitive] 1to try to do something, especially something difficulttentar fazer algo, especialmente algo difícilattempt to do something In this chapter I will attempt to explain what led up to the revolution.Neste capítulo, tentarei explicar o que levou à revolução.attempt something Weather conditions prevented them from attempting the jump.As condições climáticas os impediram de tentar o salto.► see thesaurus at try2 attempted murder/suicide/rape etc an act of trying to kill or harm someone, kill yourself etcato de tentar matar ou prejudicar alguém, suicidar-se etc.: He pleaded guilty to attempted murder.Ele se declarou culpado de tentativa de homicídio.GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaçãoattempt• You attempt to do something: · They were attempting to climb the mountain.• Usa-se attempt to do something: · Eles estavam tentando escalar a montanha.• You attempt something: · The prisoners attempted an escape.• Usa-se attempt something: · Os prisioneiros tentaram uma fuga.try• You try to do something: · I tried to call him at home.• Usa-se try to do something: · Tentei ligar para ele em casa.• In everyday spoken English, you say that you will try and do something (=try to do something): · I will try and call him at home.• No inglês falado cotidiano, usa-se try and do something (= try to do something): · Vou tentar ligar para ele em casa.• If you try something, you taste or experience something for the first time: · I’ve never tried sushi before.• try something também pode significar experimentar ou provar algo pela primeira vez: · Eu nunca tinha experimentado sushi antes.
1to try to do something, especially something difficulttentar fazer algo, especialmente algo difícilattempt to do something In this chapter I will attempt to explain what led up to the revolution.Neste capítulo, tentarei explicar o que levou à revolução.attempt something Weather conditions prevented them from attempting the jump.As condições climáticas os impediram de tentar o salto.► see thesaurus at try2 attempted murder/suicide/rape etc an act of trying to kill or harm someone, kill yourself etcato de tentar matar ou prejudicar alguém, suicidar-se etc.: He pleaded guilty to attempted murder.Ele se declarou culpado de tentativa de homicídio.GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaçãoattempt• You attempt to do something: · They were attempting to climb the mountain.• Usa-se attempt to do something: · Eles estavam tentando escalar a montanha.• You attempt something: · The prisoners attempted an escape.• Usa-se attempt something: · Os prisioneiros tentaram uma fuga.try• You try to do something: · I tried to call him at home.• Usa-se try to do something: · Tentei ligar para ele em casa.• In everyday spoken English, you say that you will try and do something (=try to do something): · I will try and call him at home.• No inglês falado cotidiano, usa-se try and do something (= try to do something): · Vou tentar ligar para ele em casa.• If you try something, you taste or experience something for the first time: · I’ve never tried sushi before.• try something também pode significar experimentar ou provar algo pela primeira vez: · Eu nunca tinha experimentado sushi antes.