Meanings (ES + gloss)
intentar • tratar de • ver de
To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
Can you start the car? —I'll try (to).
I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.
intentar • tratar de
To test, to work out.
I tried mixing more white paint to get a lighter shade.
probar
To test, to work out.
I shall try my skills on this.
The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three r…
probar
To test, to work out.
Calvin: What's this disgusting slimy blob? Dad: Try it. You'll love it.
Oh, you need to try the soup of the day!
judgar • juzgar
To test, to work out.
He was tried and executed.
The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.
esforzarse • intentar hacer • pretender • probar a • procurar
To experiment, to strive.
Dad, for God's sake, I'm trying my best!
You are trying too hard.
Phrases
I like to see you tryI'd like to see someone trydon't diet, try itdon't knock it till you've tried itdon't try this at homedon't try to teach grandma how to suck eggsfor lack of tryingmust-tryright to trytry as one maytry as one mighttry conclusionstry for sizetry it ontry it on the dogtry metry ontry one's handtry one's lucktry one's wingstry outtry pottry someone's patiencetry squaretry the vealtry titlestry-hardtry-miter squaretry-offtry-ontry-outtry-outstry-squaretryingtrynatrywork