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EN: I was trying to protect you.
FR: J’essayais de te protéger.

That's what I was trying to do.

C'est ce que j'essayais de faire.

— The Mermaid (2016)

I was trying to make you laugh.

J’essayais de te faire rire.

I was trying to get through to someone the whole time!

J'essayais de joindre quelqu'un depuis tout ce temps !

— Mercy (2026)

I was trying to calm you down so you didn't hurt yourself.

J’essayais de te calmer pour que tu ne te fasses pas de mal.

— Anora (2024)

I was trying to be supportive.

J’essayais d’être solidaire.

I was trying to lose weight.

J’essayais de perdre du poids.

I was trying to make some cash.

J'essayais de gagner de l'argent.

— La Haine (1995)

I was trying to hit Chantal, I swear.

J'essayais de frapper Chantal, je le jure.

— Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)

I was trying to fix things.

J'essayais de réparer les choses.

— Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

It wasn't as if I was trying to hide any secrets from you.

Ce n’est pas comme si j’essayais de te cacher quoi que ce soit.

— Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

I think I was trying to punish you.

Je crois que j'essayais de te punir.

— Picnic (1955)

I was trying to put it in the context of "Russia's not Germany."

J’essayais de replacer ça dans le contexte de « La Russie, ce n’est pas l’Allemagne. »

— Oppenheimer (2023)

I was trying to help.

J'essayais d'aider.

— The Postman (1994)

“I was trying to remember a town, not the island.”

J’essayais de me rappeler le nom d’une ville, pas celui de l’île.

Even though I was trying to destroy it?

Même si j'essayais de le détruire ?

— Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

I was trying to give it a shot.

J’essayais de tenter le coup.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

I was trying to tell Tom.

J’essayais de le dire à Tom.

I was trying to prove something.

J’essayais de prouver quelque chose.

That's what I was trying to tell you.

C'est ce que j'essayais de te dire.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

I wasn't about to tell people that I was trying to find out.

Je n’allais pas dire aux gens que j’essayais de le découvrir.

I was trying to fucking protect you.

J'essayais de te protéger, putain.

— The Wrecking Crew (2026)

I was trying to rearrange them.

J’essayais de les réorganiser.

— The English Patient (1996)

I was trying to be polite.

J’essayais d’être poli.

I was trying to tell him that, but he wouldn't listen to me.

J’essayais de le lui dire, mais il ne voulait pas m’écouter.

I was trying to figure out where Veronika was gonna be next.

J'essayais de deviner où Veronika allait se trouver ensuite.

— Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

I was trying to be nice.

J'essayais d'être gentil.

— Wicked (2024)

I was trying to play.

J’essayais de jouer.

I was trying to reach you.

J’essayais de te joindre.

I was trying to protect you.

J'essayais de te protéger.

— The Wrecking Crew (2026)

I was trying to do a good thing, but my roommate denied everything.

J'essayais de bien faire, mais mon colocataire a tout nié.

— The Housemaid (2025)

I was trying to give you an entrance.

J'essayais de vous donner une entrée.

— La La Land (2016)