effort

  • 21EFFORT — n. m. Action de s’efforcer. Cet ouvrage vous demandera beaucoup d’efforts. Les ennemis ont fait un grand effort pour emporter la place. Arriver à un résultat sans effort. Faire effort, faire tout son effort. Un effort stérile, impuissant. Il fut… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 22effort — [[t]e̱fə(r)t[/t]] ♦ efforts 1) N VAR: oft N to inf If you make an effort to do something, you try very hard to do it. He made no effort to hide his disappointment... Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort... His efforts to reform… …

    English dictionary

  • 23effort — n. 1) to make, put forth an effort 2) to redouble one s efforts 3) to spare no effort 4) to foil, stymie, thwart smb. s efforts 5) an abortive; all out, furious, gallant, great, Herculean, heroic, massive, maximum, painstaking, strenuous,… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24effort — 01. You are going to have to put in a lot more [effort] if you really want to improve your Spanish. 02. With an [effortless] win over Dallas in the game on Tuesday, Boston is looking very confident going into tonight s contest. 03. The children… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 25effort*/*/*/ — [ˈefət] noun 1) [C/U] an attempt to do something that is difficult or involves hard work Detectives are talking to other witnesses in an effort to find out more about the girl.[/ex] I ve made an effort to drink less tea and coffee.[/ex] The… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 26effort — /ef euhrt/, n. 1. exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory. 2. an earnest or strenuous attempt: an effort to keep to the schedule. 3. something done by exertion or hard work: I thought it would be easy,… …

    Universalium

  • 27Effort — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Effort », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Effort, un synonyme de force en physique.… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 28Effort —          GAULLE (Charles de)     Bio express : Homme d État et général français (1890 1970)     «La passion d agir par soi même s accompagne évidemment de quelque rudesse dans les procédés. L homme de caractère impose à sa personne la rigueur… …

    Dictionnaire des citations politiques

  • 29effort — ef•fort [[t]ˈɛf ərt[/t]] n. 1) exertion of physical or mental power 2) an earnest or strenuous attempt 3) something done by exertion or hard work 4) an achievement, as in literature or art: The painting is one of her finest efforts[/ex] 5) action …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30effort — l Effort qu on met à faire quelque chose Conatus huius conatus, Molitio, Nisus huius nisus. Effort qu on fait à l encontre d un autre, Renixus. Effort de gens de guerre, Impressio. Faire effort plusieurs ensemble, Impressionem facere. Faire… …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse