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effortnoun

uk ​ /ˈef.ət/ us ​ /ˈef.ɚt/

B1 [ C or U ] physical or mental activity needed to achieve something:

[ + to infinitive ] If we could all make an effort to keep this office tidier it would help.
You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make the effort with people.
In their efforts to reduce crime the government expanded the police force.
He's jogging around the park every morning in an effort to get fit.
It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth the effort.

› [ C ] the result of an attempt to produce something, especially when its quality is low or uncertain:

Do you want to have a look at his exam paper? It's a fairly poor effort.
be an effort

C2 to be difficult, tiring, or boring to do:

I'm exhausted all the time, and everything is a real effort.

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(Definición de effort del Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

effort en inglés americano

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effortnoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /ˈef·ərt/

› physical or mental activity needed to achieve something, or an attempt to do something:

[ C ] They met again in an effort to end the strike and get people back to work.
[ U ] It took years to write the book, but it was worth the effort.
[ U ] He established the Help Committee to coordinate the relief effort.
[ C ] Efforts to reach the senator for comment were not successful.

(Definición de effort del Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

effort en inglés de negocios

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effortnoun

uk ​ /ˈefət/ us ​

› [ C or U ] a serious attempt to do something:

an effort to do sth This is part of an ongoing effort to develop the Asian debt market.
The guidelines require that companies make an effort to engender a culture of ethical compliance.
The new system has been introduced in an effort to improve customer care.
Ensuring the product is launched on time will be a team effort.
Over the past year, the combined efforts of the train companies has produced a 12% increase in passenger business and a 20% expansion of freight traffic.

› [ U ] physical or mental activity needed to achieve something, or energy used to do something:

A number of returns which were prepared manually are now produced by the computer, resulting in saving of staff time and effort.
take/require effort Taking the time to compare prices means that the purchase takes more effort, but it's usually worth it.

(Definición de effort del Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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I believe that the proposals are largely inspired by the chemical industry, members of which have made the effort to contact me.
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We must ensure that the social partners and relevant local and regional authorities are involved in this effort, which must be a communal effort.
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We have achieved all this with a common effort, and these are all complex matters which call for more than one participant.
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You must, ladies and gentlemen, realise how much effort it will take over the next ten years to maintain this 1% increase in energy efficiency.
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Although experts have been in agreement on this for quite some time, the message has only recently got through to the political sphere, after considerable time and effort.
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The changeover will require an effort.
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What matters most in our view is that we have a responsibility to make every effort to prevent people from taking up smoking at an increasingly young age.
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We will be making a positive effort to get a solution that makes it possible to continue at least at the level of activity that we have now.
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Every effort is being made to ensure effective use of all the assets and capabilities and to avoid the duplication which could lead to additional defence costs.
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In order to promote sport, we must also - at the same time and as part of the same effort - promote local amateur clubs alongside top-level amateur and professional sport.
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