he tried to

He tried to wait up but fell asleep.

Il a essayé de rester éveillé mais il s'est endormi.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

He tried to bite me.

Il a essayé de me mordre.

Being deeply thankful, he tried to express his thanks.

Profondément reconnaissant, il a essayé d’exprimer sa gratitude.

He tried to gain her affection.

Il a essayé de gagner son affection.

He tried to kill him, and finally succeeded.

Il a tenté de le tuer et a finalement réussi.

— The Wailing (2016)

He tried to make his wife happy, but he couldn't.

Il a essayé de rendre sa femme heureuse, mais il n’y est pas parvenu.

He tried to hold back his anger.

Il essaya de contenir sa colère.

He tried to fuck me.

Il a essayé de me baiser.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

He tried to solve the problem, but had no luck.

Il a essayé de résoudre le problème, mais sans succès.

He tried to take the Ring from Frodo after swearing an oath to protect him!

Il a tenté de prendre l'Anneau à Frodon après avoir juré de le protéger !

— The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

He tried to climb through it, but didn't have the strength to stand.

Il a essayé de passer par là, mais il n’avait pas la force de se tenir debout.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

He tried to prepare himself.

Il a essayé de se préparer.

He tried to help us escape.

Il a essayé de nous aider à nous échapper.

— The Housemaid (2025)

For weeks he tried to get a reaction from MRX about CLAY.

Pendant des semaines, il a essayé d'obtenir une réaction de MRX au sujet de CLAY.

— Who Am I (2014)

He tried to attract her attention.

Il a essayé d'attirer son attention.

He tried to give up smoking last year, but it was in vain.

Il a essayé d’arrêter de fumer l’année dernière, mais en vain.

He tried to be his mother.

Il essayait d'être sa mère.

— Psycho (1960)

In fact, he tried to stop me.

En fait, il a essayé de m’arrêter.

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

He tried to seem calm but his trembling hands betrayed him.

Il essaya de paraître calme, mais ses mains tremblantes le trahirent.

He tried to persuade her.

Il a essayé de la persuader.

He tried to make his wife happy, but in vain.

Il a essayé de rendre sa femme heureuse, mais en vain.

He tried to comfort her, but she kept crying.

Il a essayé de la réconforter, mais elle n’arrêtait pas de pleurer.

He tried to comfort her.

Il a essayé de la réconforter.

He tried to put it right.

Il a essayé de rectifier le tir.

— Drive (2011)

He tried to make up for his lack of sleep by taking a nap.

Il a essayé de compenser son manque de sommeil en faisant une sieste.

He tried to get up early.

Il a essayé de se lever tôt.

He tried to rescue Devasena.

Il a essayé de sauver Devasena.

— Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)

He tried to protect his family.

Il a essayé de protéger sa famille.

He tried to swim against the tide.

Il a essayé de nager à contre-courant.

He tried to dissuade her.

Il a essayé de la dissuader.

He tried to seduce me.

Il a essayé de me séduire.

He tried to play two roles at the same time and failed.

Il a tenté de jouer deux rôles à la fois et a échoué.

He tried to murder me.

Il a tenté de me tuer.

— Anaconda (2025)

He tried to put the fragments of a broken vase together.

Il a essayé de rassembler les morceaux d’un vase cassé.

He tried to talk her into doing it.

Il a essayé de la convaincre de le faire.

He tried to lighten the mood.

Il a essayé de détendre l’atmosphère.

He tried to barge in on me while I was getting dressed!

Il a essayé d’entrer sans frapper pendant que je m’habillais !

He tried to kill himself is what happened.

Il a tenté de se suicider, voilà ce qui s'est passé.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

He tried to contact her.

Il a essayé de la contacter.

He tried to kill himself.

Il a tenté de se suicider.

He tried to solve the problem, which he found very difficult.

Il a essayé de résoudre le problème, qu’il trouvait très difficile.

He tried to soothe the angry man.

Il a essayé d’apaiser l’homme en colère.

But at least, he tried to fill the cracks in.

Mais au moins, il a essayé de combler les lacunes.

— Elite Squad (2007)

He tried to bring about peace.

Il a essayé d’instaurer la paix.

He tried to kiss me.

Il a essayé de m’embrasser.

He tried to be good to everyone, but it was impossible.

Il essayait d'être bon avec tout le monde, mais c'était impossible.

— The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)

Tom said he tried to kiss Mary.

Tom a dit qu’il avait essayé d’embrasser Mary.

He tried to awake people from their ignorance.

Il a essayé de réveiller les gens de leur ignorance.

He tried to make up for lost time.

Il a essayé de rattraper le temps perdu.

He tried to get me to help him.

Il a essayé de me faire l’aider.

He tried to pass himself off as a Frenchman, but his accent gave him away.

Il a essayé de se faire passer pour un Français, mais son accent l’a trahi.

Having failed several times, he tried to do it again.

Après plusieurs échecs, il tenta de recommencer.

He tried to solve the problem.

Il a essayé de résoudre le problème.

When he tried to speak before, he ground his teeth.

Lorsqu'il avait essayé de parler auparavant, il avait serré les dents.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

He noticed a hole in his jacket, but he tried to ignore it.

Il a remarqué un trou dans sa veste, mais il a essayé de l’ignorer.

He tried to overcome his scruples.

Il a essayé de surmonter ses scrupules.

He tried to make me laugh.

Il a essayé de me faire rire.

Last year he tried to raise piranhas.

L’année dernière, il a essayé d’élever des piranhas.

— Rushmore (1998)

He tried to fool us.

Il a essayé de nous tromper.

— Das Boot (1981)

He tried to learn French.

Il a essayé d’apprendre le français.

He tried to study all night, but in vain.

Il a essayé d’étudier toute la nuit, mais en vain.

He tried to warn me.

Il a essayé de me prévenir.