м., -и, (два) о̀пита 1. attempt, try; (придружен с риск) venture; (усилие) endeavour, effort; спорт. trial; разг. shot, go, fling; като ~ tentatively, as an experiment, by way of experiment; ~ за измама/кражба attempt at fraud/theft, attempted fraud/theft; ~ за изнасилване assault with the intent to commit rape; ~ за преврат attempted coup; ~ за убийство attempt on s.o.’s life, attempted murder; ~ за физическо насилие (criminal) assault; ~и за сближаване approaches, overtures, (friendly) advances; правя ~ make an attempt, attempt, try, endeavour; make an effort; разг. give it a try/shot/go; при ~ за бягство while trying/attempting to escape;
2. (практика, опитност) experience, background; житейски ~ knowledge of life/of the world, experience, worldly knowledge; зная от горчив ~ know from bitter experience, know to o.’s cost; ~ът прави майстора practice makes perfect; той има голям ~ в тази област he is an old hand at it; уча от ~ learn by/from o.’s own experience; човек с голям ~ old stager;
3. (научен) experiment, test, trial; доказвам с ~ prove by means of experiment; ~ по химия experiment in chemistry, chemical experiment; ~ с животно animal experiment; ~и на голяма височина high altitude tests; правя ~и perform/carry out/conduct experiments, experiment, experimentalize (с on, with).