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EN: He tried to help me, but I didn’t need it.
FR: Il a essayé de m’aider, mais je n’en avais pas besoin.

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 kiss me.

Il a essayé de m’embrasser.

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.

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 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 solve the problem, but had no luck.

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

He tried to choke him.

Il a essayé de l’étrangler.

He tried to gain her affection.

Il a essayé de gagner son affection.

Being deeply thankful, he tried to express his thanks.

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

He tried to kill himself.

Il a tenté de se suicider.

He tried to murder me.

Il a tenté de me tuer.

— Anaconda (2025)

After the bandit attacked my wife he tried to console her.

Après avoir agressé ma femme, le bandit a tenté de la consoler.

— Rashomon (1950)

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 bite me.

Il a essayé de me mordre.

He tried to talk her into doing it.

Il a essayé de la convaincre de le faire.

He tried to kill him!

Il a essayé de le tuer !

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

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 tried to make me laugh.

Il a essayé de me faire rire.

He tried to protect his family.

Il a essayé de protéger sa famille.

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 study all night, but in vain.

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

He tried to help us escape.

Il a essayé de nous aider à nous échapper.

— The Housemaid (2025)

He tried to learn French.

Il a essayé d’apprendre le français.

He tried to persuade her.

Il a essayé de la persuader.

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

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

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

He tried to get me to help him.

Il a essayé de me faire l’aider.

He tried to kill us.

Il a essayé de nous tuer.

Tom said he tried to kiss Mary.

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

He tried to open the door.

Il a essayé d’ouvrir la porte.

He tried to rescue Devasena.

Il a essayé de sauver Devasena.

— Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)

He tried to bring about peace.

Il a essayé d’instaurer la paix.

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 fight me.

Il a essayé de se battre avec moi.

— 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

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 kill him, and finally succeeded.

Il a tenté de le tuer et a finalement réussi.

— The Wailing (2016)

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 push me into the water.

Il a essayé de me pousser dans l’eau.

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)

He tried to swim against the tide.

Il a essayé de nager à contre-courant.

He tried to contact her.

Il a essayé de la contacter.

The guy got me on the ground, he tried to fuck me.

Le type m'a plaquée au sol, il a essayé de me baiser.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

He tried to help.

Il a essayé d’aider.

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 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 attract her attention.

Il a essayé d'attirer son attention.

Maybe he tried to save her, and he just couldn't.

Peut-être qu’il a essayé de la sauver, mais il n’a tout simplement pas pu.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

He tried to solve the problem.

Il a essayé de résoudre le problème.

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 get up early.

Il a essayé de se lever tôt.

He tried to kiss me on the mouth.

Il a essayé de m’embrasser sur la bouche.

He tried to overcome his scruples.

Il a essayé de surmonter ses scrupules.

He tried to seduce me.

Il a essayé de me séduire.

He tried to bust up their friendship out of jealousy.

Il a tenté de briser leur amitié par jalousie.

In fact, he tried to stop me.

En fait, il a essayé de m’arrêter.

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

Come to think of it, he tried to keep his back towards me.

À bien y réfléchir, il essayait de me tourner le dos.

— Double Indemnity (1944)

He tried to warn me.

Il a essayé de me prévenir.

He tried to fool us.

Il a essayé de nous tromper.

— Das Boot (1981)

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

Après plusieurs échecs, il tenta de recommencer.

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 make up for lost time.

Il a essayé de rattraper le temps perdu.

He tried to put it right.

Il a essayé de rectifier le tir.

— Drive (2011)

He tried to be his mother.

Il essayait d'être sa mère.

— Psycho (1960)

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 dissuade her.

Il a essayé de la dissuader.

He tried to hold back his anger.

Il essaya de contenir sa colère.

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

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

He tried to prepare himself.

Il a essayé de se préparer.

He tried to awake people from their ignorance.

Il a essayé de réveiller les gens de leur ignorance.

He tried to soothe the angry man.

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

He tried to comfort her.

Il a essayé de la réconforter.