Verbs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to try sth. | tried, tried | - test | tester qc. | ||||||
| to try sth. | tried, tried | | essayer qc. | ||||||
| to try sth. | tried, tried | | tenter qc. | ||||||
| to try sth. | tried, tried | - food or drink | goûter (or: gouter) qc. | ||||||
| to try sth. | tried, tried | - food or drink | goûter (or: gouter) de (or: à) qc. | ||||||
| to try for sth. | tried, tried | | essayer d'obtenir qc. - de difficile ou que l'on désire ardemment | ||||||
| to try so. | tried, tried | [LAW] | juger qn. - devant un tribunal ou une cour de justice | ||||||
| to try sth. | tried, tried | [LAW] - a case | juger qc. - une affaire | ||||||
| to try sth. ⇔ on | tried, tried | - piece of clothing | essayer qc. - un vêtement | ||||||
| to try again | tried, tried | | réessayer | ||||||
| to try again | tried, tried | | tenter de nouveau | ||||||
| to try out sth. | tried, tried | - test or use experimentally | tester qc. - expérience | ||||||
| to try out for sth. | tried, tried | - e. g. for a job or an athletic team | passer un test pour qc. - par ex., pour obtenir un emploi ou pour intégrer une équipe sportive | ||||||
| to try it on (with so.) | tried, tried | (Brit.) [coll.] - misbehave | tester les limites (de qn.) | ||||||
| to try it on with so. | tried, tried | (Brit.) [coll.] - trick | essayer de rouler qn. [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to try it on with so. | tried, tried | (Brit.) [coll.] - romantic or sexual relationship | tenter le coup avec qn. [fig.] [coll.] - relation romantique ou sexuelle | ||||||
| to try it on with so. | tried, tried | (Brit.) [coll.] - romantic or sexual relationship | tenter sa chance avec qn. [fig.] [coll.] - relation romantique ou sexuelle | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| try - pl.: tries | la tentative | ||||||
| try - pl.: tries | l'essai m. - tentative | ||||||
| trying plane [TECH.] | la varlope | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to try one's best | faire de son mieux | ||||||
| to try again | essayer à nouveau | ||||||
| to try for a baby | essayer d'avoir un bébé | ||||||
| to give sth. a try | essayer qc. | ||||||
| to have a try | essayer qc. | ||||||
| to try a different tack | essayer une autre approche | ||||||
| to try sth. on for size - clothes | essayer qc. pour voir si la taille convient - un vêtement | ||||||
| to try sth. on for size - to see if suitable | essayer qc. pour voir - si quelque chose convient | ||||||
| Don't (try to) teach your grandmother to suck eggs! | Ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire des grimaces ! | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I try to be economical. | J'essaie d'être économe. | ||||||
| I try to be economical. | J'essaie de faire des économies. | ||||||
| Try to get some rest. | Essayez de vous reposer. | ||||||
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