Tentativas (en. Attempts)

/ten.ta.ti.vas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Actions undertaken to try to achieve something.

The attempts by students to improve their grades are admirable.

Las tentativas de estudiantes por mejorar sus notas son admirables.

Attempts to do something, even if the desired result is not achieved.

Despite his attempts, he could not solve the problem.

A pesar de sus tentativas, no logró resolver el problema.

Efforts made to know or learn something.

The attempts of the scientific community to investigate the disease are constant.

Las tentativas de la comunidad científica para investigar la enfermedad son constantes.

The word 'attempts' comes from Latin 'tentativa', which means attempt or trial.

There are no attempts without errors

Reinforces the idea that trying implies the possibility of failure.

No hay tentativas sin errores

To make attempts

Making efforts or attempts in an activity or situation.

Hacer tentativas

Failed attempts

Attempts that did not achieve the desired outcome.

Tentativas fallidas

attempt

Action of trying something.

intento

test

Action of testing or examining something.

prueba

trial

A test done to verify something or to practice.

ensayo

Fruitless attempts in a colloquial context.

After many attempts, they were all failures.

Después de muchas tentativas, solo fueron fiascos.

Any effort that did not yield results.

My attempts in the contest were minimal.

Mis tentativas en el concurso fueron mínimas.