attempt

pokusit se o ...
[əˈtempt] "He attempted a joke, but no one laughed." (Pokusil se o vtip, ale nikdo se nesmál.)

pokus
[əˈtempt] "at the first attempt" (na první pokus / napoprvé)
"an attempt to conclude a ceasefire" (pokus o uzavření příměří)
"This is my second attempt at the exam." (To je můj druhý pokus u zkoušek.)

pokoušet se o ...
[əˈtempt] "You can't get in there, nor should you attempt it." (Dovnitř se nedostaneš a ani by ses o to neměl pokoušet.)

pokusit se
[əˈtempt] "He attempted to escape through a window." (Pokusil se uniknout oknem.)

snaha
[əˈtempt] "They closed the road in an attempt to reduce traffic in the city." (Silnici zavřeli ve snaze snížit dopravu ve městě.)