conato

Definitions of conato
  1. noun
    earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
    synonyms: intento
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    abertura, intento
    a usually brief attempt
    correría
    an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
    aportación, contribución, participación
    the part played by a person in bringing about a result
    desvelo, dolor, esfuerzos, esmero, fastidio, lata, pena, pesadez, sufrimiento
    an effortful attempt to attain a goal
    batalla, combate, lucha, pugna, puja
    an energetic attempt to achieve something
    ensayo, prueba, tanteo, tienta
    the act of testing something
    ensayo, prueba, tienta
    the act of undergoing testing
    prueba
    putting clothes on to see whether they fit
    justa, torneo
    a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
    type of:
    actividad
    any specific behavior
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