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Try to do something / Try doing something

Spanish translation: Intentar/Probar

22:34 Sep 11, 2012
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase: Try to do something / Try doing something
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre ambas?
Norma Passarell (X)
Spain
Local time: 04:44
Spanish translation:Intentar/Probar
Explanation:
Espero que encuentres útil esta explicación.

Try+to-infinitive: do one's best, attempt. For example: We tried to contact you but we couldn't get through.

Try+ing form: do something as an experiment. For example: Why don't you try hitting it with a hammer?
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Silvina Reis
Argentina
Local time: 04:44
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4 +7Intentar/Probar
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try to do something / try doing something
Intentar/Probar


Explanation:
Espero que encuentres útil esta explicación.

Try+to-infinitive: do one's best, attempt. For example: We tried to contact you but we couldn't get through.

Try+ing form: do something as an experiment. For example: Why don't you try hitting it with a hammer?

Silvina Reis
Argentina
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh
29 mins
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
6 hrs
agree  Domingo Trassens
8 hrs
agree  macimovic
9 hrs
agree  Ion Zubizarreta
9 hrs
agree  Alexander C. Thomson: Agree with intentar vs. probar but also be aware that ‘try …ing ’ _can_ be an informal near-equivalent of ‘try to’ (and thus should be translated ‘intentar’ in such a case.)
10 hrs
agree  MarinaM
13 hrs
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