Translation for 'try' from English to French

to try (sth.)

essayer (qc.)

to try sb./sth.

juger qn./qc. [examiner]dr.

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try

coup {m} d'essai

essai {m} [tentative]

essai {m} [rugby]sport

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to try doing sth.

essayer de faire qc.

to try hard

faire des efforts

to try out

expérimenter

to try sb.'s patience

lasser la patience de qn.

to try sth. on

essayer qc. [mettre]

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to convert (a try) [rugby]

transformer (un essai) [rugby]sport

to give sb./sth. a try

faire un essai avec qn./qc.

to give sth. a try [coll.]

essayer qc.

to score a try

aplatir [au rugby]sport

to score a try [rugby]

marquer un essaisport

to try one's best

s'évertuer

to try one's luck

tenter sa chance

to try one's utmost

ne pas mesurer ses efforts

to try sb. for theft

juger qn. pour voldr.

to try something new

se renouveler

to try sth. completely new

essayer qc. complètement nouveau

to try to adapt

faire un effort d'adaptation

to try to be sth.

se vouloir qc.

to try to do sth.

tâcher de faire qc.

essayer de faire qc.

chercher à faire qc.

tenter de faire qc. [essayer]

to try to forget sth.

faire oublier qc.

to try to get sth.

quêter qc. [sourire]

se donner de la peine pour qc.

to try to outsmart sb.

jouer au plus rusé avec qn.

to try to understand sth.

chercher à comprendre qc.

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It's worth a try.

Ça vaut la peine d'essayer.

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to give it a try [coll.]

tenter le coup

to try desperately to do sth.

s'acharner à faire qc.

to try hard to do sth.

s'accrocher pour faire qc. [fam.]

to try not to cry

se retenir de pleurer

to try one's hand at sth. [idiom]

s'essayer à qc.

to try one's tricks on sb.

finasser avec qn.

to try to be witty

faire de l'esprit

to try to please everyone

ménager la chèvre et le chou [loc.]

to try twice as hard

redoubler d'ardeur

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Let's give it a try.

Essayons.

No matter how hard I try, I don't succeed.

J'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas.

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to (try to) touch sb. for a loan [coll.]

taper qn. [fam.]fin.

to intercede with sb. to try to obtain sth.

intervenir auprès de qn. pour qc.

to try in vain to do sth.

essayer en vain de faire qc.

entreprendre en vain de faire qc.

to try one's best to do sth.

évertuer à faire qc.

s'évertuer à faire qc.

to try one's guts out to do sth. [idiom]

se tuer à faire qc. [loc.]

to try one's hand at all kinds of jobs

tâter de tous les métiers

to try one's hand at doing sth.

s'essayer à faire qc.

to try to be seen in one's best light

chercher à paraître

to try to bring about sb.'s downfall

vouloir la perte de qn.fin.pol.

to try to change the subject

essayer de dévier la conversation

to try to charm sb. into doing sth.

faire du charme à qn. pour qu'il fasse qc.

faire son numéro de charme à qn. pour qu'il fasse qc.

to try to convert people to one's politics

faire du prosélytisme politiquepol.

to try to evade the issue

chercher un faux-fuyant

to try to get in someone's pants [idiom]

avoir la main baladeuse avec qn. [loc.]

to try to get off with sb. [coll.]

allumer qn. [séduire]

to try to get on in life

se pousser [fam.] [pour réussir]

to try to get one up

faire de la surenchère

to try to go one better

faire de la surenchère

to try to keep up with the Joneses [coll.] [idiom]

rivaliser avec ses voisins [loc.]

to try to outdo sb. in wit

rivaliser d'esprit avec qn.

to try to reason with one's children

essayer de raisonner ses enfants

to try too hard to be liked

chercher trop à plaire

• Indeed a try of Olivier Brouzet is denied to Grenoble and the decisive try by Gary Whetton was awarded by the referee, Daniel Salles, when in fact the defender Franck Hueber from Grenoble touched down the ball first in his try zone.
• Try, try, try, try for victory!
• The above will try proxy1 first and if unavailable it will then try proxy2.
• He scored his first test try for the Wallabies during the final Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup match against the All Blacks in Brisbane on 27 August 2011.
• In round 17, MacDonald scored his first NRL try, scoring a late consolation try for Melbourne against Cronulla.

• The "Glasgow Herald" noted the try as a 'spectacular solo try'.
• In round 19 against Canterbury-Bankstown, Paulo scored a first half try in South Sydney's upset defeat at ANZ Stadium.
• A try of Olivier Brouzet is denied to Grenoble and the decisive try by Gary Whetton was awarded by the referee, Daniel Salles, when in fact the defender Franck Hueber from Grenoble touched down the ball first in his try zone.
• Try—try—try—try—to think o' something different—Oh—my—God—keep—me from goin' lunatic!
• St Helens scorers were Les Jones (1 try), Graham Rees (1 try), and Kel Coslett (5 goals).

• In November 2017, he was awarded Try of the week for his week 8 try against Saracens.
• Players signed to professional try out contracts are not included in this table. Please see off-season for try outs.
• Hunter is most famous for the "Try that wasn't a Try" during the 1970 All Black Tour of South Africa.
• The term "try" comes from "try at goal", signifying that grounding the ball originally only gave the attacking team the opportunity to try to score with a kick at goal.
• In January 2018, he was awarded Try of the Week for his week-13 try against London Irish.

• In the early years of rugby football the "goal" was to score goals, and a try had zero value, but it provided the opportunity to "try" at goal, and "convert" the try to a goal with an unopposed kick at the goal posts.
• The Stormers scored a try in the 77th minute of the game.
• In 1966 Gary Young entered the ten mile race for the first time, even through he did not finish that first year he has surpassed the saying if you do not first succeed, try, try, try again.
• In 2017/18, Trinder was awarded try of the week in Week 6 for his try against Northampton Saints and again in Week 14 for his try against Leicester Tigers.
• JILLIBY 5 (J McCullagh try; HG Smith goal) defeated WYONG 3 (Buckton try) on Saturday, August 30, 1919. Referee: Jack Beattie.