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attempt2

/əˈtem|p|t/

Translation

v [t]
intentar
tratar
He attempted to travel all around Spain in a month
Trató de viajar por toda España en un mes
constr. to attempt + to do sth
(Definition of attempt v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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