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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesessai
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.sɛ/
"Je vais essayer de le faire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To strike hard or violently against something.
"He accidentally bashed his knee against the edge of the table."
- 1
An attempt or try at doing something.
"I've never repaired a bicycle before, but I'll give it a bash."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English dialectal terms in the 19th century, likely blending 'bang' and 'mash'. It evolved from meaning to strike heavily to figurative usages such as severe verbal criticism.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bash" is said worldwide
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essai
Transliteration: /e.sɛ/
"Je vais essayer de le faire."
Versuch
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈzuːx/
"Ich werde es einfach mal versuchen."
tentativo
Transliteration: /tentaˈtivo/
"Voglio fare un tentativo."
intento
Transliteration: /inˈtento/
"Voy a darle un intento."
tentativa
Transliteration: /tẽ.taˈtʃi.vɐ/
"Vou dar uma tentativa nisso."
प्रयत्न
Transliteration: prayatna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मैं इसे एक बार आज़माऊँगा।"
尝试
Transliteration: chángshì
Script: 中文汉字
"我想尝试一下。"
시도
Transliteration: sido
Script: 한국어 한글
"한번 시도해 보겠습니다."
試み
Transliteration: kokoromi
Script: 日本語
"一度やってみます。"
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