Intentos (en. Attempts)

/inˈtentos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Action of trying something.

The attempts to improve the situation have not been sufficient.

Los intentos de mejorar la situación no han sido suficientes.

Test or trial to achieve a goal.

I had many attempts before getting the job.

Tuve muchos intentos antes de conseguir el empleo.

Each of the efforts made to obtain something.

His attempts to convince me were fruitless.

Sus intentos por convencerme fueron infructuosos.

From the verb intentar, which comes from the Latin 'intentāre'.

to make an attempt

to try to achieve something.

hacer un intento

under attempts

in the midst of several efforts.

bajo intentos

first attempt

the first test of doing something.

primer intento

to try

To try to do something.

intentar

attempt

Action of trying.

intento

To tempt fate

I decided to tempt fate with a new business attempt.

Decidí tentar suerte con un nuevo intento de negocio.

To take a chance

I’m going to take a chance to make this attempt.

Voy a echar un pie para hacer este intento.