 | English | German | |
 | in trying to | in dem Bestreben zu | |
| trying to understand | hineindenkend | |
| Keywords contained |
| sb. is trying to explain | jd. versucht zu erklären | |
| to continue trying to do sth. | weiter versuchen, etw. zu tun | |
| amenable to trying sth. {adj} [responsive, willing] | bereit, etw. zu versuchen | |
| I'm only trying to help. | Ich versuche nur zu helfen. | |
| What are you trying to say? | Was willst du damit sagen? | |
| to seem to be trying to do sth. | versucht scheinen, etw. zu tun | |
| I'm still trying to do sth. | Ich bin noch dabei, etw. zu tun. | |
| What I'm trying to say is ... | Was ich damit sagen will, ist ... | |
| Are you trying to chat me up? [coll.] | Wollen Sie mich anmachen? [ugs.] [formelle Anrede] | |
| I'm trying to get my computer to work. | Ich versuche meinen Rechner zum Laufen zu bringen. | |
| to be trying to solve (clear up) a crime | an der Aufklärung eines Verbrechens arbeiten | |
| Are you trying to suggest that he's lying? | Wollen Sie damit sagen, dass er lügt? [formelle Anrede] | |
| I'm only trying to break the ice. [fig.] | Ich versuche nur, das Eis zu brechen. [fig.] | |
| She's only trying to poke fun at you. | Sie macht sich nur über Sie lustig. | |
| He's been trying to shake off the flu for weeks. [coll.] | Er laboriert schon seit Wochen an einer Grippe. [ugs.] | |
| Unverified Getting information out of you is (really) like trying to get blood out of a stone! | Dir muss man (aber auch wirklich) alles aus der Nase ziehen! [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| Partial Matches |
| trying {adj} | aufreibend | |
| trying {adj} | ermüdend [anstrengend] | |
| trying {adj} | erprobend | |
| trying {adj} | hart [anstrengend, schwierig] | |
| trying {adj} | schwierig [anstrengend] | |
| trying | Versuch {m} | |
| trying {adj} {pres-p} [arduous] | anstrengend | |
| trying {pres-p} [attempting] | versuchend | |
| trying on {adj} | anprobierend | |
| without trying {adv} | ohne etwas dafür zu tun [sich anzustrengen] | |
| without trying {adv} | ohne sich (viel / groß) anzustrengen | |
| to keep trying | am Ball bleiben [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| trying experience | missliche Erfahrung {f} | |
| trying out | Ausprobieren {n} | |
| trying situation | schwierige Situation {f} | |
| trying times | harte Zeiten {pl} | |
| after trying twice {adv} | nach zweimaligem Versuch | |
| Keep on trying! | Versuche es weiterhin! | |
| trying on [shoes, clothes] | Anprobe {f} [von Schuhen, Kleidung] | |
| I'll keep trying! | Ich bleibe am Ball! [Redewendung] | |
| It's worth trying. | Es ist den Versuch wert. | |
| worth trying out {adj} [postpos.] | einen Versuch wert [nur prädikativ] | |
| I was just trying. | War nur ein Versuch. [ugs.] [Ich habe es versucht.] | |
| Sth. is worth trying. | Etw. ist einen Versuch wert. | |
| We were just trying. | War nur ein Versuch. [ugs.] [Wir haben es versucht.] | |
| lit. F Die Trying [Lee Child] | Ausgeliefert | |
| I'll die trying. [idiom] | Ich werde alles geben. [Redewendung] | |
| I'll die trying. [idiom] | Ich werde mein Letztes geben. [Redewendung] | |
| Children can be very trying. | Kinder können eine Aufgabe sein. | |
| Let's give him Brownie points for trying. | Dass er es versucht hat, können wir ihm ja anrechnen. | |
| He didn't succeed, but it wasn't for want / lack of trying. | Ihm gelang es nicht, doch an Versuchen ließ er es nicht mangeln. | |
| to convert (in)to | überführen in | |
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