Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - effort
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Effort
effort
noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old French esforz, esfort, from esforcier to force, from ex- + forcier to force Date: 15th century 1. conscious exertion of power ; hard work a job requiring time and ~ 2. a serious attempt ; try making an ~ to reduce costs 3. something produced by exertion or trying the novel was her most ambitious ~ 4. effective force as distinguished from the possible resistance called into action by such a force 5. the total work done to achieve a particular end the war ~
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n. 1 strenuous physical or mental exertion. 2 a vigorous or determined attempt. 3 Mech. a force exerted. 4 colloq. the result of an attempt; something accomplished (not bad for a first effort). Derivatives effortful adj. Etymology: F f. OF esforcier ult. f. L fortis strong ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) усилие 2) попытка 3) деятельность 4) исследовательская работа; мн. ч. исследования 5) мн. ч. трудозатраты - brake application effort - braking effort - continuous tractive effort - crank effort - design effort - development effort - gross tractive effort - momentary tractive effort - remolding effort - retarding effort - tractive effort ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. усилие, напряжение, попытка - combined efforts - concerted efforts - design effort - joint efforts Syn: amount of work, scope of work EFFORT 1) работа 2) программа работ ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. усилие, напряжение last effort —- последнее уусилие he spoke with effort —- ему было трудно говорить, он еле-еле говорил without effort —- легко, без напряжения to make efforts —- приложить усилия efforts will be made to do this —- будут приложены все силы, чтобы сделать это I will make every effort to help you —- я приложу все усилия (сделаю все, что в моих силах), чтобы помочь вам to spare no effort —- не жалеть сил it does not need much (of an) effort —- для этого не требуется много усилий, это не очень трудно through the efforts of smb. —- чьими-л стараниями 2. попытка to make an effort —- попытаться, сделать попытку, постараться it may be worth our effort to investigate the matter —- пожалуй, стоит попытаться внимательно изучить этот вопрос 3. усилия, борьба (за что-л) a peace effort —- усилия в борьбе за мир joint(combined, concerted) effort —- объединенные усилия co-operative effort —- совместные усилия constant effort to attain one's end —- постоянная борьба за достижение цели 4. что-л достигнутое, созданное; произведение a literary effort —- литературное произведение the painting is one of his finest efforts —- эта картина - одно из лучших его созданий 5. программа работ; объем работ research effort —- программа научно-исследовательских работ space effort —- программа космических исследований ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) усилие, попытка; напряжение to spare no efforts - не щадить усилий - make an effort - make efforts - without effort 2) coll. достижение Syn: exertion, pains, struggle, trouble Ant: ease, facility, rest, sloth ...Англо-русский словарь
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(efforts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. 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 Italian research... Despite the efforts of the United Nations, the problem of drug traffic continues to grow... But a concerted effort has begun to improve the quality of the urban air. N-VAR: oft N to-inf 2. If you say that someone did something with effort or with an effort, you mean it was difficult for them to do. (WRITTEN) She took a deep breath and sat up slowly and with great effort... With an effort she contained her irritation. = difficulty N-UNCOUNT: usu with N, also a N 3. An effort is a particular series of activities that is organized by a group of people in order to achieve something. ...a famine relief effort in Angola. N-COUNT: usu supp N 4. If you say that something is an effort, you mean that an unusual amount of physical or mental energy is needed to do it. Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort. = strain, struggle N-SING: a N 5. If you make the effort to do something, you do it, even though you need extra energy to do it or you do not really want to. I don’t get lonely now because I make the effort to see people. PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR to-inf ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 »PHYSICAL/MENTAL ENERGY« the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something (Lou lifted the box without any apparent effort. | take/require effort) (It takes a lot of time and effort to get an exhibition ready. | take all the effort out of (=make something much easier) | put a lot of effort into (=work very hard at something)) (Frank put a lot of effort into the preparations for the party.) 2 »ATTEMPT« an attempt to do something, especially when this involves a lot of hard work or determination (effort to do sth) (My efforts to convince Lucy to return failed.) + a (Further efforts at negotiation have broken down.) concerted effort (=a strong sincere attempt) (Jack has made a concerted effort to improve his behaviour. | through sb's efforts (=because of what someone did)) (It's only through your efforts that we have managed to raise the money. | in an effort to do sth (=in order to achieve something)) (They've been working night and day in an effort to get the bridge ready on time.) 3 make an effort (to do sth) to try hard to do something, especially something you do not want to do (I know you don't like her, but you could make an effort to be polite. | make every effort (=use a lot of effort and try different ways)) (Every effort is being made to deal with the issues you raised at the last meeting.) 4 an effort of will/imagination/concentration the determination needed to do something (She dismissed the painful memory with a deliberate effort of will.) 5 be an effort to be difficult or painful to do (I was so weak that even standing up was an effort. | Would it be too much effort to get it yourself?) 6 a good/bad/poor etc effort something that has been done well, badly etc (Not a bad effort for a beginner!) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1489, from M.Fr. effort, from O.Fr. esforz, from esforcier "force out, exert," from V.L. *exfortiare, from L. ex- "out" + fortis "strong." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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