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attempt

попытка

an effort to do something

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B1Often

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/əˈtempt/
EN-US/əˈtɛmpt/
RU[pɐˈpɨtkə]
attempt

attempt with Russian translation

attempt usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Her attempt to call him failed.

Её попытка позвонить ему не удалась.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

This was my first attempt at baking bread.

Это была моя первая попытка испечь хлеб.

attempt synonyms

🇬🇧en

попытка; попытаться

B1Very Often

This was my first attempt to solve the puzzle.

trial
🇬🇧en

проба; испытание; попытка

B1Often

They made a trial of the new method before using it everywhere.

🇬🇧en

усилие; старание; попытка

B1Very Often

She made an effort to speak more clearly.

E
🇬🇧en
endeavor

попытка; стремление; усилие

B1Rarely

Their endeavor to improve safety was successful.

🇬🇧en

рискованная попытка; предприятие

B1Rarely

Starting a business was a bold venture.

🇬🇧en

попытка; ставка; заявка

B1Often

She made a bid to become team captain.

🇬🇧en

попытка; попытаться

B1Very Often

Give it another try.

🇬🇧en

атака; нападение; попытка

B1Often

The team launched an attack on the problem's causes.

🇬🇧en

попытка; шанс; выстрел

B1Often

I'll give it a shot.

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Questions about this word

What does attempt mean?

an effort to do something

How do you pronounce attempt?

attempt is pronounced as /əˈtempt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is attempt used in a sentence?

Her attempt to call him failed. Translation: Её попытка позвонить ему не удалась.

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