Tried in spanish
pronunciation: intentoʊ part of speech: adjective
tried1 = Tiempo pasado y participio del verbo try (intentar). [Véase éste y sus derivados para los distintos significados]
Example: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.tried2 = probado, experimentado, testado.
Example: The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.more:
» tried and tested = suficientemente probado, suficientemente comprobado.
Example: Sydney Ltd has developed a system for records management, based on the tried and tested architecture of the Sydney library system.» tried and true = suficientemente probado, suficientemente comprobado.
Example: One tried-and-true tactic of the left is to always accuse the enemy of the very same crimes they themselves are committing.» well-tried = experimentado, probado.
Example: The following are some well-tried activities.try3 = intentar, procurar, pretender hacer. [Pasado y participio tried]
Example: The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else.more:
» die + trying = morir en el intento, morir intentándolo.
Example: He didn't get rich but he died trying.» don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs = no le enseñes a tu padre a ser hijo, no le enseñes a tu padre a ser padre.
Example: I was a professional keyboards programmer and engineer for nearly 20 years, so please don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.» have + a heck of a time + trying = pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo.
Example: This topic is certainly of interest - we have a heck of a time trying to hire people with the right background.» let me try to + Infinitivo = permítanme que + Subjuntivo.
Example: Let me try to suggest an example by instancing the stories of the prolific English author, Enid Blyton.» retry [re-try] = reintentar, intentar de nuevo, volver a intentar.
Example: Students have the opportunity to retry any question missed until they get the correct answer or wish to leave the program.» try as + Pronombre + may = por mucho que lo + intentar, por más que lo + intentar, hacer + lo que + hacer.
Example: Try as I may, I could not find anything to recommend this place.» try as + Pronombre + might = por mucho que lo + intentar, por más que lo + intentar, hacer + lo que + hacer.
Example: Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.» try for = intentar, probar, intentar suerte, probar suerte.
Example: I was rather cheesed off, but decided to hold off on trying for it again, until after the problem had resolved itself.» try + hard = esforzarse, intentar Algo con empeño, hacer todo lo posible, empeñarse en.
Example: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.» try on = probarse.
Example: A study was designed to investigate comments made while trying on bathing suits in the dressing room of a department store.» try out = probar, intentar, experimentar, poner a prueba.
Example: All they need is a willingness to experiment a bit and to try out a pedagogical method others testify to being of some value.» try out + a solution = probar una solución.
Example: Reading literature is a game-playing activity in which we 'try out' various possible solutions to life-problems and see how they might be worked out before having to tackle them in reality.» try + Posesivo + best = hacer lo mejor que uno puede, esforzarse por, hacer todo lo posible.
Example: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.» try + Posesivo + hand (at/as) = probar.
Example: He abandoned West Africa for a better life in America, trying his hand as an ice cream man.» try + Posesivo + hardest = hacer lo mejor que uno puede, esforzarse por, hacer todo lo posible.
Example: I woke up about 7 a.m. this morning -- the cat was trying her hardest to wake me up for some reason or another.» try + Posesivo + heart out = hacer lo mejor que Uno puede, esforzarse por, hacer todo lo posible, poner mucho empeño, poner mucho ahínco.
Example: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.» try + Posesivo + luck (at/in) = probar suerte, intentar suerte.
Example: Mr. Schwarzenegger eventually starred in numerous Hollywood hits before trying his luck in politics in 2003.» try + Posesivo + own hand at = intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo, probar a hacer Algo por uno mismo.
Example: Besides MP3 and streaming audio, the raw transfers are also available for diy'ers to try their own hand at audio restoration.» try + the impossible = intentar lo imposible.
Example: Maybe, as he'd watched her sob, he'd seen her tendency to beat her head against a wall trying the impossible.» try to + win the favour of = intentar ganarse el favor de, intentar congraciarse con, hacer un guiño a.
Example: They are not alone among political parties in trying to win the favour of ethnic minorities.» willing to try = dispuesto a intentarlo.
Example: We are willing to try and do the best we may, however little or however much it may signify to any particular individual.try4 = poner a prueba. [Pasado y participio tried]
Example: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.more:
» retry [re-try] = volver a juzgar.
Example: After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.» try it on with + Nombre = ver hasta dónde se puede llegar con Alguien, probar suerte con, intentar suerte con.
Example: All the actors try it on with her -- at least all those who aren't queer.» try + Nombre + on = probar, poner a prueba.
Example: The psychiatrist has been trying him on several different anti-depressants and group therapies, but none seems to be helping.» try + Nombre + (on) for size = probarse Algo de tamaño.
Example: You may return most items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund, provided that the item has not been worn (other than trying it on for size) and is accompanied by its original price tag.» try + Nombre + (on) for size = probar cómo + Pronombre + ir, probar si + Pronombre + gustar.
Example: I took on this course in design to try it on for size, and soon found that it was an excellent outlet for me to harness my creative energy.» try + Persona = juzgar.
Example: The two persons who committed the crime were apprehended and tried in 1964, receiving prison sentences of 10 years.» try + Posesivo + patience = poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien, acabar con la paciencia de Alguien.
Example: He is to be praised for not wasting the reader's time and trying his patience with the dead issue of the possibility of the ordination of women.» try + the patience of a saint = poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo, acabar con la paciencia de un santo.
Example: Listening to your baby cry and cry and not knowing what to do can try the patience of a saint.try5 = procesar, juzgar, enjuiciar, llevar a juicio, someter a juicio.
Example: The Government is now trying him on criminal charges for allegedly misleading officials early in the investigation.