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attempt1

/əˈtem|p|t/

Translation

n [c]
intento
to make an attempt
hacer un intento
This is my second attempt to learn Chinese
Esta es la segunda vez que intento aprender chino
an attempt on one's life
intento de asesinato
(Definition of attempt n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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