nice try

naɪs traɪ
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Translation of nice try into German

Expression

1.

sincere

used to acknowledge a good effort
  • Nice try on the project, you did your best.Gut gemacht bei dem Projekt, du hast dein Bestes gegeben.
2.

sarcasm

sarcastic remark for a failed attempt
  • Nice try, but I know you're lying.Netter Versuch, aber ich weiß, dass du lügst.
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Synonyms and analogies of nice try in English

exp.good effortMore synonyms

Examples of nice try in a sentence

  • Nice try with the presentation, it was well-received.
  • Nice try, but you can't fool me.
  • Nice try, but that excuse won't work.

Translations of "nice try" in Context ordered by category and frequency

netter Versuch

That's not where the baptism is, but nice try.

Das ist zwar nicht der Ort, aber netter Versuch.

guter Versuch

He laughs and says it was a nice try.

Er lacht und sagt, es war ein guter Versuch.

schöner Versuch

Your use of "for" was a nice try, but "for" loops still run concurrently, which means one at a time.

Ihre Verwendung von "for" war ein schöner Versuch, aber "for" -Schleifen laufen immer noch gleichzeitig, dh nacheinander.

Nicht schlecht

Nice try, but you're probably thinking of a wizard.

Nicht schlecht, aber Sie haben wohl eher einen Assistenten im Sinn.

war wohl nichts

Nice try, Mortimer.

Das war wohl nichts, Mortimer.

Knapp daneben

Nice try. You use this task pane to create maps, but not to open XML files.

Knapp daneben. Dieser Aufgabenbereich wird zum Erstellen von Zuordnungen verwendet, dient jedoch nicht zum Öffnen von XML-Dateien.

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nice try: Examples and translations in context

A nice try, but you haven't given names.

Netter Versuch, aber du hast nicht mal einen Namen.

That is certainly a nice try, but not a conclusive argument.

Das ist sicherlich ein netter Versuch, aber kein ausschlaggebendes Argument.

It was a nice try, but I'm a very busy man.

Es war ein netter Versuch, aber ich bin ein sehr beschäftigter Mann.

And my dad's dead, but nice try.

Und mein Vater ist tot, aber netter Versuch.

Can't talk about it, but nice try.

Kann nicht darüber reden, aber netter Versuch.

And nice try, saving your asshead brother-in-law.

Aber netter Versuch, deinem bekloppten Schwager zu helfen.

You and your friends - nice try.

Von dir und deinen Freunden. Netter Versuch.

Tell him it was a nice try.

Sagen Sie ihm, das war ein netter Versuch.

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