"give it one’s best shot" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈɡɪv ɪt wʌn‿z bɛst ˈʃɒt\ Audio: En-au-give it one's best shot.ogg Forms: take one’s best shot
  1. Faire de son mieux. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-give_it_one’s_best_shot-en-verb-fpsgI2a0 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "(Date à préciser) → voir give, it, one, best et shot"
  ],
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        {
          "text": "I didn’t win the contest, but I sure gave it my best shot.",
          "translation": "Je n’ai pas gagné le concours, mais j’ai assurément fait de mon mieux."
        }
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        "Faire de son mieux."
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        }
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        "Faire de son mieux."
      ],
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