(adj) extremely irritating to the nerves, Syn. nerve-wracking, stressful, trying, Example:nerve-racking noise; the stressful days before a war; a trying day at the office

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欲盖弥彰

[欲盖弥彰 / 慾蓋彌彰, yù gài mí zhāng] trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (成语 saw); A cover up only makes matters worse. #52530

开倒车

[开倒车 / 開倒車, kāi dào chē] to drive in reverse; fig. to take a backward step; retrogressive; trying to turn the clock back #85734

死马当活马医

[死马当活马医 / 死馬當活馬醫, sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī] lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (成语 saw); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation #111396

偷鸡不成蚀把米

[偷鸡不成蚀把米 / 偷雞不成蝕把米, tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ] trying to steal a chicken, but only lost a handful of rice (俗语 common expression); having high aims, but a total failure, See Also: 俗语 #111919

偷鸡不着蚀把米

[偷鸡不着蚀把米 / 偷雞不著蝕把米, tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ] trying to steal a chicken, but only lost a handful of rice (俗语 common expression); having high aims, but a total failure, See Also: 俗语 #202660

互相推诿

[互相推诿 / 互相推諉, hù xiāng tuī wěi] mutually shirking responsibilities (成语 saw); each blaming the other; passing the buck to and fro; each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other

难捱

[难捱 / 難捱, nán ái] trying, difficult

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として

[toshite] (exp) (1) as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); (2) apart from... (used to change the topic); (3) (before a negative form) even (e.g. "not even a single person"); (4) (See とする・1) (after a volitional form) thinking that...; trying to...; (P) #33

け;っけ

[ke ; kke] (prt) particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information #1868

チャレンジ

[charenji] (n, vs) (See 挑戦) self-challenge; trying hard to do something; (P) #4163

だっけ

[dakke] (exp) expression used when the speaker is trying to recall some information; (P)

んとする;んとす;むとす

[ntosuru ; ntosu ; mutosu] (exp, vs-i) (1) (after a -nai stem) to be trying to; (2) to be just about to

縁起直し

[えんぎなおし, enginaoshi] (n) change of fortune; trying to change one's luck

海底撈月

[はいていらおゆえ, haiteiraoyue] (n) totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)

逆子体操

[さかごたいそう, sakagotaisou] (n) exercise regime to convert breech presentation; trying to correct an unborn child's improper position so that the head comes out first

矯角殺牛

[きょうかくさつぎゅう, kyoukakusatsugyuu] (exp) trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease

胸突き八丁;胸突八丁

[むなつきはっちょう, munatsukihacchou] (n) the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period

遣らずの雨

[やらずのあめ, yarazunoame] (exp) rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving

験直し

[げんなおし, gennaoshi] (n) (See 縁起直し) Trying to change one's luck

言わんとする

[いわんとする, iwantosuru] (exp, vs-i) (what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

綱取り

[つなとり, tsunatori] (n) candidate for Yokozuna rank in sumo; ozeki-rank sumo wrestler trying to attain the rank of yokozuna

再試行

[さいしこう, saishikou] (n, vs) (often in a computing context) retry; trying again

試し斬り;試し切り

[ためしぎり, tameshigiri] (n) trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

試着

[しちゃく, shichaku] (n, vs) trying on clothes

食べ歩き

[たべあるき, tabearuki] (n, vs) trying the food at various restaurants

食わず嫌い;食わずぎらい

[くわずぎらい, kuwazugirai] (exp) disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; prejudiced against; aversion without even trying

切ない

[せつない, setsunai] (adj-i) (1) painful; heartrending; trying; (2) oppressive; suffocating; miserable; (P)

素読

[そどく, sodoku] (n, vs) (See 素読み) reading something (usu. aloud) without trying to understand it; reading something only for the purposes of proofreading

断獄

[だんごく, dangoku] (n, vs) (1) (obsc) trying of a crime; conviction; (2) condemnation to death by beheading

天に向かって唾を吐く

[てんにむかってつばきをはく, tennimukattetsubakiwohaku] (exp, v5k) to spit into the wind; in trying to cause harm to another, one invites disaster upon onelself

逃げ惑う;逃げまどう;逃惑う

[にげまどう, nigemadou] (v5u, vi) to run about trying to escape

背伸び;背延び;背のび

[せのび, senobi] (n, vs) (1) standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; (2) overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit

迷い箸

[まよいばし, mayoibashi] (n) (See 惑い箸) hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)

惑い箸

[まどいばし, madoibashi] (n) (See 迷い箸) hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)

腕試し

[うでだめし, udedameshi] (n, vs) trying one's ability

籠で水を汲む

[かごでみずをくむ, kagodemizuwokumu] (exp, v5m) (obsc) like trying to scoop water with a basket (i.e. impossible, a waste of time & energy)

蹈鞴を踏む;踏鞴を踏む;たたらを踏む

[たたらをふむ, tatarawofumu] (exp, v5m) to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

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Aufklärung { f } (eines Verbrechens) | an der Aufklärung eines Verbrechens arbeiten

clearing up; solving | to be trying to solve (clear up) a crime

Versuch { m }

trying

anprobieren | anprobierend | anprobiert

to try on | trying on | tried on

erproben; versuchen | erprobend; versuchend | erprobt; versucht | erprobt; versucht | erprobte; versuchte

to try | trying | tried | tries | tried

hineindenken | hineindenkend | hineingedacht

to try to understand | trying to understand | tried to understand

zermürbend

wearing; trying

Es kann nicht schaden, es zu versuchen.

There's no harm in trying.

Ich versuche zu ergründen, was ...

I'm trying to fathom what ...

Sie macht sich nur über Sie lustig.

She's only trying to poke fun at you.

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