empeño1

¹ = enterprise, persistence, tenacity, determination.

Ex. Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.

Ex. The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.

Ex. Conducting research in an academic library which requires more time and tenacity than many people have.

Ex. Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.

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* intentar Algo con empeño = try + hard.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.