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: conscious exertion of power : hard work

a job requiring time and effort

: a serious attempt : try

making an effort to reduce costs

: something produced by exertion or trying

the novel was her most ambitious effort

: effective force as distinguished from the possible resistance called into action by such a force

: the total work done to achieve a particular end

Synonyms

Example Sentences

He put a lot of effort into finishing the project on time.

It wasn’t easy, but it was worth the effort.

We need to expend more effort.

The job will require a great deal of time and effort.

Our success is due to the combined efforts of many people.

Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.

He lost the campaign despite the best efforts of his supporters.

Even though they didn’t win, the team made a good effort.

Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.

Despite my best efforts, I never found out who she was.

Recent Examples on the Web

The county Board of Supervisors, fearing water might overrun the city of Corcoran, ordered the company to cut a levee on the northern end of the lakebed and flood additional fields, an effort to relieve pressure on levee systems elsewhere.

—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2023

The flood of contributions was part of an effort by Sam Bankman-Fried to portray himself as one of the few honest brokers in the freewheeling crypto world and gain influence with regulators and lawmakers.

—Lora Kelley, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023

The three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an effort by Trump’s attorneys to block Corcoran from having to testify and hand over records to Smith’s team, according to court records.

—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2023

Nimari Burnett, Noah Gurley and Rylan Griffen have checked in for Alabama. —Alabama 5, San Diego State 6 (15:48 remaining): Each team has three offensive rebounds early as SDSU is making an effort to get into the paint as much as possible.

—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 24 Mar. 2023

As one of only four North Carolina Green Book locations that are still operating, The Historic Magnolia House kicked its shoebox lunches in gear at the start of the pandemic as an effort to educate and engage their community.

—Jaha Nailah Avery, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2023

According to the American Heart Association, reducing total fat—for instance, eating a low-fat diet—is not recommended as part of an effort to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 24 Mar. 2023

Though council members say the ban is an effort to combat climate change, one local Republican spokesperson called it an abuse of power.

—Amy Nelson, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023

In that time, the effort has raised more than $36 million.

—Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Old French esforz, esfort, from esforcier to force, from ex- + forcier to force

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of effort was
in the 15th century

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Источник

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, deverbal of esforcier (“to force, exert”), from Vulgar Latin *exfortiō, from Latin ex + fortis (“strong”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛfət/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛfɚt/

Noun[edit]

effort (plural efforts)

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office. He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
  
  The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.
- 2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
  
  Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.
An endeavor.

Although he didn’t win any medals, Johnson’s effort at the Olympics won over many fans.
- 2012 March 1, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87:
  
  But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
- 1858, Macquorn Rankine, Manual of Applied Mechanics:
  
  the two bodies between which the effort acts

Synonyms[edit]

struggle

Derived terms[edit]

A for effort
best efforts
center of effort
centre of effort
effort distance
effortless
joint efforts
low-effort syndrome
make an effort
spare no effort
tractive effort
war effort

Collocations[edit]

Adjectives often used with «effort»

conscious, good, poor, etc.

Translations[edit]

the amount of work involved in achieving something

Albanian: përpjekje (sq) f
Arabic: جَهْد‎ m (jahd), جُهْد‎ m (juhd), مَجْهُود‎ m (majhūd), سَعْي‎ m (saʕy)

Egyptian Arabic: مجهود‎ m (maghūd)
Armenian: ճիգ (hy) (čig), ջանք (hy) (ǰankʿ)
Azerbaijani: səy, cəhd (az), zəhmət
Belarusian: намага́нне n (namahánnje), вы́сілак m (výsilak), пату́га f (patúha)
Bengali: কোশেশ (bn) (kōśeś), মেহনত (mehonot)
Bulgarian: уси́лие (bg) n (usílie), стара́ние (bg) n (staránie)
Burmese: ဝါယမ (my) (waya.ma.), ဝီရိယ (my) (wiri.ya.)
Catalan: esforç (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 努力 (zh) (nǔlì), 費力／费力 (zh) (fèilì)
Czech: úsilí (cs) n, snaha (cs) f
Danish: anstrengelse c, indsats c
Dutch: inspanning (nl) f
Esperanto: klopodo
Estonian: pingutus
Finnish: ponnistus (fi), vaiva (fi), yritys (fi)
French: effort (fr) m
Galician: esforzo m
Georgian: მცდელობა (mcdeloba), ძალისხმევა (ʒalisxmeva), ძალვა (ʒalva) (technical term)
German: Anstrengung (de) f, Aufwand (de) m, Bemühung (de) f
Greek: προσπάθεια (el) f (prospátheia)
Hebrew: מַאֲמָץ‎ m (ma’amáts)
Hindi: प्रयास (hi) m (prayās), कोशिश (hi) f (kośiś), जतन (hi) m (jatan)
Hungarian: erőfeszítés (hu)
Hunsrik: Aanstrengung f
Indonesian: upaya (id), usaha (id)
Interlingua: effortio
Irish: stró m, iarracht (ga) f
Italian: sforzo (it) m
Japanese: 努力 (ja) (どりょく, doryoku)
Kazakh: жігер (jıger), күш (kk) (küş)
Khmer: ការខិតខំ (kaa khət khɑm)
Korean: 노력(努力) (ko) (noryeok)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: ڕەنج‎ (ckb) (renc)
Kyrgyz: күч (ky) (küç)
Ladino: esforso
Lao: ຄວາມພະຍາຍາມ
Latin: mōlīmen n, mōlīmentum n, opera (la) f
Latvian: piepūle f
Lithuanian: stengimasis m, pastanga f
Macedonian: напор m (napor)
Maori: manawanuitanga, kohakoha
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: оролдлого (mn) (oroldlogo), зүтгэл (mn) (zütgel)
Ngazidja Comorian: djitihadi class 9/10
Norwegian:

Bokmål: anstrengelse m, innsats m
Persian: تلاش‎ (fa) (talâš), سعی‎ (fa) (sa’y), جهد‎ (fa) (jahd), کوشش‎ (fa) (kôšeš)
Plautdietsch: Mieej f, Aunstrenjunk f
Polish: wysiłek (pl) m, staranie (pl) n
Portuguese: esforço (pt) m
Romanian: efort (ro) n, solicitare (ro) f
Russian: уси́лие (ru) n (usílije), стара́ние (ru) n (staránije)
Scottish Gaelic: iomairt f
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: на́пор m, тру̑д m

Roman: nápor (sh) m, trȗd (sh) m
Slovak: úsilie (sk) n, snaha (sk) f
Slovene: napor m
Spanish: esfuerzo (es) m
Swahili: juhudi (sw)
Swedish: ansträngning (sv) c, insats (sv) c
Tajik: саъй (saʾy), кӯшиш (tg) (küšiš), талош (taloš), ҷахд (jaxd)
Thai: ความพยายาม (th) (kwaam-pá-yaa-yaam)
Turkish: çaba (tr), ceht (tr), efor (tr)
Ukrainian: зуси́лля n (zusýllja), спро́ба f (spróba), намага́ння (uk) n (namahánnja), стара́ння n (staránnja)
Urdu: جـﮩد‎ m (jahad, jahd), کوشش‎ f (kośiś), جتن‎ m (jatan), سعی‎ f (sa’ī)
Uzbek: zoʻr berish, jahd (uz) (jahd), saʼy (uz)
Vietnamese: nỗ lực (vi) (努力)
Yiddish: אָנשטרענגונג‎ f (onshtrengung)

Verb[edit]

effort (third-person singular simple present efforts, present participle efforting, simple past and past participle efforted)

(uncommon, intransitive) To make an effort.
(obsolete, transitive) To strengthen, fortify or stimulate
- 1684, Thomas Fuller, G. S., Anglorum Speculum: Or The Worthies of England, in Church and State‎^[1]:
  
  When old, he lived in London where, being High-minded and Poor, he was exposed to the contempt of disingenuous persons. Yet he efforted his Spirits with a Commemoration of the Days of Old.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French, from Old French esfort, from esforcier; morphologically, deverbal from efforcer. Compare Spanish esfuerzo, Catalan esforç, Portuguese esforço, Italian sforzo.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /e.fɔʁ/
Rhymes: -ɔʁ

Noun[edit]

effort m (plural efforts)

effort

Ils n’ont pas fait le moindre effort pour être polis avec lui.

They have not made the slightest effort to be polite with them.

Derived terms[edit]

après l’effort, le réconfort
effort de guerre
loi du moindre effort

[edit]

efforcer

Descendants[edit]

→ Romanian: efort

Anagrams[edit]

offert

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Old French.

Noun[edit]

effort m (plural effors)

strength; might; force
(military) unit; division

References[edit]

effort on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

effort m (oblique plural efforz or effortz, nominative singular efforz or effortz, nominative plural effort)

Alternative form of esfort

Источник

By the _result_ of our effort, or by the _effort itself_? ❋ Fr��d��ric Bastiat (1825)

«The main effort is now being concentrated on the Raba and the Danube,» he said. ❋ AP (2010)

The write-in effort is a grassroots one of thousands of DC voters, so I’m sure there will be different reactions. ❋ Mike DeBonis (2010)

And at the center of their effort is the director, Fish, who seems a more agreeable version of the finicky, exasperated comedian Larry David, whom he resembles, right down to the CurbYour Enthusiasm logo on the baseball cap he wears pulled down to his eyebrows. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not a very good one, but the effort is appreciated. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The earliest of the «war stories» shared in Kersten’s letter surrounds what he describes as an effort in 1999 by some members of the board to steer the company toward the Web. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Anticipating what he called an effort to «blame the victim,» Assistant District Attorney Brian Weinberg said the evidence in the trial will show the case isn’t about politics. ❋ Michael Howard Saul (2011)

While Paterson’s pardon panels would not change the way immigration courts are run, the effort is arguably a push to add a bit of discretion back into the system. ❋ The Media Consortium (2010)

Ben Hecht, the company’s CEO, said the effort is a collaborative process: ❋ Lauren Sullivan (2010)

This effort is also no doubt timed to lessen the impact of the March on Washington scheduled for the very next day. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Our number one mission in this effort is to be historic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To your point — this effort is all about exposing a new audience to Dick’s original text. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Claessens, who has been scanning with a group of his students since the “Aves 3D” project got under way in August, said much of the effort is aimed at disarticulated bones of specimens, so that the scanner can image the entire bone, including the ends and surfaces that might not be accessible in an assembled specimen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

person1: «lets [call the police] on those bankrobbers»
person2: «effort»
‘bankrobbers [continue] and successfully [rob] the bank’ ❋ Scene-person (2005)

[I didn’t] [put in] effort when [writing] this definition ❋ Esa4 (2019)

This [sentence] requires so [much] effort ❋ Yote4Jesus (2018)

Baker: I hope you like this cake, I spent 7 hours in the kitchen preparing it.
Guest (trying to be nice): Yeah it’s really good (spits it out)
Student: Please accept my [research project], I stayed up all night for a week getting it done!
Professor: No, I wanted APA [formatting], not [MLA]. You get a zero.
Guy: I did nothing these past 3 days cuz I was waiting for your call.
Girl: What’s wrong with you?? Get a life!
*- Don’t EVER reveal the effort you spent on something! -* ❋ UrbanPrick (2010)

not following through on their [word], not [putting] in effort [to be a man]. ❋ Tiredwoman (2012)

Person 1 — «[Pick] that up»
Person 2 — «[You’re a] [proper] effort you!» ❋ Martin Heward (2004)

«[Omg]! [Logan Paul] is such an «[Effort]» guy!» ❋ TheLovelyMermaid (2018)

[Julie] finally gave me some effort [after all] [these years]. ❋ Feliks (2006)

[Bro] [i cba] [its too much] effort ❋ My Dad Left (2019)

Her: Did you hear [the new] [Radiohead] song?
Him: Yeah, a complete effort.
Him: Did you see the new [bridge] over the Liffey?
Her: Yeah, what an effort. ❋ Maidhcil Mac Fheorais (2007)

Источник

ef·fort

(ĕf′ərt)

1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.

2. A difficult exertion of strength or will: It was an effort to get up.

3. A usually earnest attempt: Make an effort to arrive promptly.

4. Something done or produced through exertion; an achievement: a play that was his finest effort.

5. Physics

a. Force applied against inertia.

b. The force needed by a machine to accomplish work on a load.

[Middle English, from Old French esfort, from esforcier, to force, exert, from Medieval Latin exfortiāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots.]

ef′fort·ful adj.

ef′fort·ful·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

effort

(ˈɛfət)

1. physical or mental exertion, usually considerable when unqualified: the rock was moved with effort.

2. a determined attempt: our effort to save him failed.

3. achievement; creation: a great literary effort.

4. (General Physics) physics an applied force acting against inertia

[C15: from Old French esfort, from esforcier to force, ultimately from Latin fortis strong; see force¹]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ef•fort

(ˈɛf ərt)

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.

5. action undertaken by a group for a specified purpose: the war effort.

6. the force or energy that is applied to a machine for the accomplishment of useful work.

[1480–90; < Middle French; Old French esfort, esforz, derivative of esforcier to force (es- ex-¹ + forcier to force)]

syn: effort, application, endeavor, exertion imply energetic activity and expenditure of energy. effort is an expenditure of physical or mental energy to accomplish some objective: He made an effort to control himself. application is continuous effort plus careful attention and diligence: application to one’s studies. endeavor means a continued and sustained series of efforts to achieve some end, often worthy and difficult: an endeavor to rescue survivors. exertion is vigorous action or effort, frequently without an end in view: out of breath from exertion.

effort

If you make an effort to do something, you try hard to do it.

Schmitt made one more effort to escape.

Little effort has been made to investigate this claim.

Be Careful!
Don’t say that someone ‘does an effort‘.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	effort — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; «made an effort to cover all the reading material»; «wished him luck in his endeavor»; «she gave it a good try» attempt, try, endeavor, endeavour batting — (baseball) the batter’s attempt to get on base best — the supreme effort one can make; «they did their best» worst — the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; «it was the worst he had ever done on a test» activity — any specific behavior; «they avoided all recreational activity» bid, play — an attempt to get something; «they made a futile play for power»; «he made a bid to gain attention» fling, go, offer, whirl, crack, pass — a usually brief attempt; «he took a crack at it»; «I gave it a whirl» essay — a tentative attempt foray — an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); «scientists’ forays into politics» contribution, share, part — the part played by a person in bringing about a result; «I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project»; «they all did their share of the work» liberation — the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; «she worked for women’s liberation» mug’s game — a futile or unprofitable endeavor power play, squeeze play, squeeze — an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; «she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away» seeking — an attempt to acquire or gain something stab, shot — informal words for any attempt or effort; «he gave it his best shot»; «he took a stab at forecasting» shot — an attempt to score in a game nisus, pains, striving, strain — an effortful attempt to attain a goal struggle, battle — an energetic attempt to achieve something; «getting through the crowd was a real struggle»; «he fought a battle for recognition» takeover attempt — an attempt to take control of a corporation trial, run, test — the act of testing something; «in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately»; «he called each flip of the coin a new trial» trial, test — the act of undergoing testing; «he survived the great test of battle»; «candidates must compete in a trial of skill»
	2.	effort — use of physical or mental energy; hard work; «he got an A for effort»; «they managed only with great exertion» elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat toil, labor, labour — productive work (especially physical work done for wages); «his labor did not require a great deal of skill» struggle — strenuous effort; «the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her» difficulty, trouble — an effort that is inconvenient; «I went to a lot of trouble»; «he won without any trouble»; «had difficulty walking»; «finished the test only with great difficulty» least effort, least resistance — the least effortful way to do something straining, strain — an intense or violent exertion exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; «the doctor recommended regular exercise»; «he did some exercising»; «the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit» pull — a sustained effort; «it was a long pull but we made it» diligence, application — a diligent effort; «it is a job requiring serious application» overkill — any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal supererogation — an effort above and beyond the call of duty overexertion — excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results detrition, friction, rubbing — effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
	3.	effort — a notable achievement; «he performed a great feat»; «the book was her finest effort» exploit, feat accomplishment, achievement — the action of accomplishing something derring-do — brave and heroic feats hit — (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); «he came all the way around on Williams’ hit» rally, rallying — the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; «he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning»; «he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack» stunt — a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention tour de force — a masterly or brilliant feat
	4.	effort — a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; «he supported populist campaigns»; «they worked in the cause of world peace»; «the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant»; «the movement to end slavery»; «contributed to the war effort» crusade, campaign, cause, drive, movement venture — any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign — an organized program of advertisements anti-war movement — a campaign against entering or continuing a war charm campaign — a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support consumerism — a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign — the campaign of a candidate to be elected fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort — a campaign to raise money for some cause feminist movement, women’s lib, women’s liberation movement, feminism — the movement aimed at equal rights for women gay lib, gay liberation movement — the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression lost cause — a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable reform — a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; «the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians» war — a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; «the war on poverty»; «the war against crime» youth crusade, youth movement — political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people

effort

noun

2. exertion, work, labour, trouble, force, energy, struggle, stress, application, strain, striving, graft, toil, welly (slang), hard graft, travail (literary), elbow grease (facetious), blood, sweat, and tears (informal) A great deal of effort had been put into the planning.

3. achievement, act, performance, product, job, production, creation, feat, deed, accomplishment, attainment The gallery is showcasing her latest efforts.

Quotations
«Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt» [José Oretega y Gasset In Search of Goethe From Within, Letter to a German]
«Lovely it is, when the winds are churning up the waves on the great sea, to gaze out from the land on the great efforts of someone else» [Lucretius De Rerum Natura]
«Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well» [Lord Chesterfield Letters to His Son]
«Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might» Bible: Ecclesiastes

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

effort

noun

1. The use of energy to do something:

2. A difficult or tedious undertaking:

Informal: job.

3. A trying to do or make something:

4. Something completed or attained successfully:

Translations

جُهْدنَتيجَة المُحاوَلَهتَعَب

úsilí

anstrengelsebestræbelseindsatsumagen værd

vaivannäkö

naportrud

erõkifejtés

átak, erfiîitilraun, viîleitni

努力

노력

be pastangųnereikalaujantis pastangųpastanga

piepūlepūlessasniegums

námaha

napor

ansträngning

ความพยายาม

nỗ lực

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

effort

[ˈɛfə^rt] n

(= difficulty) with an effort → avec difficulté
to be an effort to do sth (= difficult) → être un effort de faire qch
It was an effort to concentrate → C’était un effort de se concentrer.

to do sth by an effort of will (= force o.s.) → faire qch dans un effort de volonté

effort

(= attempt) → Versuch m; (= strain, hard work) → Anstrengung f, → Mühe f; (Mech) → Leistung f; to make an effort to do something → den Versuch unternehmen, etw zu tun, sich bemühen, etw zu tun; to make the effort to do something → sich (dat) → die Mühe machen, etw zu tun; to make every effort or a great effort to do something → sich sehr bemühen or anstrengen, etw zu tun; to make every possible effort to do something → jede nur mögliche Anstrengung or große Anstrengungen unternehmen or machen, etw zu tun; to make little effort to do something → sich (dat) → wenig Mühe geben, etw zu tun; he made no effort to be polite → er machte sich (dat) → nicht die Mühe, höflich zu sein; it’s an effort (to get up in the morning) → es kostet einige Mühe or Anstrengung(, morgens aufzustehen); getting up was an effort → das Aufstehen kostete einige Mühe or Anstrengung; he had to double his efforts → er musste seine Anstrengungen verdoppeln; if it’s not too much of an effort for you (iro) → wenn es dir nicht zu viel Mühe macht; with an effort → mühsam; with a great effort of will → mit einer gewaltigen Willensanstrengung; come on, make an effort → komm, streng dich an; it’s well worth the effort → die Mühe lohnt sich wirklich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

effort

(ˈefət) noun

1. hard work; energy. Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.

2. a trying hard; a struggle. The government’s efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.

3. the result of an attempt. Your drawing was a good effort.

ˈeffortless adjective

done without (apparent) effort. The dancer’s movements looked effortless.

ˈeffortlessly adverb

effort

→ جُهْد úsilí bestræbelse Anstrengung προσπάθεια esfuerzo vaivannäkö effort napor sforzo 努力 노력 inspanning anstrengelse wysiłek esforço усилие ansträngning ความพยายาม çaba nỗ lực 努力

ef·fort

n. esfuerzo, empeño;

to make every ___ to → hacer todo lo posible por.

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усилие, попытка, старание, напряжение, достижение, натуга

существительное ↓

- сила; усилие; напряжение; старание

- 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.

- усилия; борьба (за что-л.)

a peace effort — усилия в борьбе за мир
joint /combined. concerted/ effort — объединённые усилия
co-operative effort — совместные усилия
constant effort to attain one’s end — постоянная борьба за достижение цели

- достижение; произведение; результат усилий

a literary effort — литературное произведение
The painting is one of his finest efforts. — Эта картина — одна из его лучших работ.

- программа работ; объём работ; деятельность

air effort — авиационный ресурс; действия авиации
research effort — программа научно-исследовательских работ
space effort — программа космических исследований

- нечто, требующее напряжения сил: тяжёлое, утомительное или скучное

I’m exhausted all the time, and everything is a real effort. — Я постоянно устаю, и буквально всё приходится делать через силу.
I was so weak that even standing up was an effort. — Я настолько ослаб, что даже вставать удавалось с трудом.
I thought it would be easy, but it was an effort. — Я думал, что будет легко, но было тяжко.

- физ. сила; усилие

braking effort — усилие торможения
linkage effort — усилие тяги

- спорт. голевой момент; удар по воротам

What an effort! — Как сыграно! Какой момент! (спорт.)
It was a great goal effort, but the keeper made a diving save. — Это был отличный голевой момент, но вратарь в прыжке спас ворота.

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in an effort to avoid confusion — в стремлении избежать путаницы
vast expenditures of time and effort — огромные затраты времени и сил
an unavailing effort to avert a war — тщетные усилия предотвратить войну
desperate / frantic effort — отчаянное усилие
an effort to goose sales — попытка стимулировать продажи
heroic effort — огромные, героические усилия
just a midget effort — хотя бы малейшее усилие
team effort — усилия всей команды
to run with effort — бежать через силу
design effort — конструкторская работа
programming effort — работа по программированию
war effort — военная экономика; военные нужды; военно-экономическая деятельность; работа на победу

Примеры с переводом

Not a bad effort for a beginner!

Неплохая попытка для новичка!

Success waits on effort.

Успех требует усилий.

We need to expend more effort.

Мы должны прилагать больше усилий.

He put a lot of effort into finishing the project on time.

Он приложил много усилий, чтобы завершить проект в срок.

Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.

Её усилия были вознаграждены новым контрактом.

Despite my best efforts, I never found out who she was.

Несмотря на все свои усилия, я так и не узнала, кто она такая.

The job will require a great deal of time and effort.

Эта работа потребует много времени и сил.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

It took her so much effort to speak that what she said carried great conviction (=showed she felt sure of what she said).

…movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort…

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Возможные однокоренные слова

effortless — легкий, естественный, пассивный, не требующий усилий, не делающий усилий
effortlessly — без усилий, без напряжения

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ед. ч.(singular): effort
мн. ч.(plural): efforts

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