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la tripulación intentó arreglar la avería infructuosamente.
the motor broke down, and they tried unsuccessfully to repair it.
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hemos solicitado infructuosamente que se rectifique esta situación.
we have already, and unsuccessfully, called for rectifying this situation.
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instaron infructuosamente a que no se les entregara a los serbios.
they pleaded not to be handed over to the serbs, but to no avail.
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anteriormente, se había intentado infructuosamente llegar a acuerdos de paz.
previous attempts at peace have failed.
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desde entonces, ha tratado infructuosamente de lograr la amnistía total.
he has been trying to get a full amnesty since then, but has had no luck.
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entre 1820 y 1830 intentó, infructuosamente, dedicarse a la composición operática.
between 1820 and 1830 he tried operatic composition, but was unsuccessful.
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el anterior gobierno trató infructuosamente de reducir la independencia del banco central.
banks, as already mentioned, are burdened with bad debt and have neither the capital nor the expertise to effectively play their role as a source of finance for industry.
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el demandante trató infructuosamente de convencer a la comisión de la existencia de un error.
the complainant’s further e� orts to convince the commission of the fact that a mistake had occurred were unsuccessful.
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he hecho gestiones en favor de auténticos refugiados en mi país, en gran medida infructuosamente.
i have lobbied for genuine refugees in my own country, largely unsuccessfully.
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casi todo el mundo conoce a una pareja que ha estado años intentando tener un hijo infructuosamente.
almost everyone knows of a couple who have tried unsuccessfully for years to have a child.
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el hombre rico se dio cuenta demasiado tarde de su error e intentó infructuosamente advertir a los demás.
the rich man realized—too late—his mistake and tried unsuccessfully to warn others.
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el autor trató infructuosamente, en diversas ocasiones y ante diversos interlocutores, de obtener la reclasificación.
2.4 the author endeavoured unsuccessfully to secure placement from various authorities.
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:: haber pretendido infructuosamente establecer o restablecer una relación de pareja o de intimidad con la victima;
:: where the perpetrator had sought unsuccessfully to establish or re-establish a spousal or intimate relationship with the victim
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al comienzo, los agraviados recurrieron infructuosamente a los tribunales y ministerios públicos denunciando despojos y asesinatos, pero nada consiguieron.
the new governor attacked dissenters and harassed anyone in the media who questioned his plans. at first, his victims turned to the courts and public ministries, denouncing thefts and murders, but to no avail.
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el grupo trató infructuosamente de audicionar para varias discográficas hasta principios de 1964, cuando talmy les consiguió un contrato con pye records.
the group unsuccessfully auditioned for various record labels until early 1964, when talmy secured them a contract with pye records.
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de esta manera, infructuosamente gastan sus vidas enteras invirtiendo su tiempo, inteligencia y energía persiguiendo objetivos que no se merecen buscar.
thus they fruitlessly waste their entire lives investing their time, intelligence, and energy pursuing goals that are not worth pursuing.
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cuando el rey luis xv intentó infructuosamente detener a los convulsionarios cerrando el cementerio de saint-médard, voltaire dijo humorísticamente:
when king louis xv tried unsuccessfully to stop the convulsionaires by closing the cemetery of saint-medard, voltaire quipped,
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en bremen, 12 000 soldados imperiales bajo el mando del duque eric ii de brunswick-calenberg mantuvieron infructuosamente un asedio desde enero hasta mayo.
in the case of bremen, 12,000 imperial soldiers under the command of duke eric ii of brunswick-calenberg unsuccessfully laid siege from january until may.
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el sobreviviente herido , con sus miembros quebrados , con heridas infectadas , niños que están muriendo de hambre , buscando ayuda infructuosamente , pero sin ser nunca rescatados .
the injured survivor, broken limbs, infected cuts, starving children, looking about without rescue.
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mcmahon (s). — (en) señor presidente, una cuestión reglamentaria. estos dos últimos días he estado tratando infructuosamente de procurarme las enmiendas al informe chanterie.
a3-21/90, by mr cox, on behalf of the committee on economic and monetary affairs and industrial policy, on the proposal from the commission to the council (com(89) 466 final — doc.
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