tu as essayé de
You tried to fool me with a fake coin.
Tu as essayé de me tromper avec une fausse pièce.
— The Handmaiden (2016)
Tom said that you tried to kill him.
Tom a dit que tu avais essayé de le tuer.
I won't say sorry, since you tried to trick me too.
Je ne m’excuserai pas, puisque tu as essayé de me piéger aussi.
— The Handmaiden (2016)
You tried to take something that's mine.
Tu as essayé de prendre quelque chose qui m’appartient.
— The Wrecking Crew (2026)
You tried to carry out the plan but you didn't succeed.
Tu as essayé de mettre le plan à exécution, mais tu n'y es pas parvenu.
Tu as essayé de rester calme.
And yet, after the war, you tried to deny it was viable.
Et pourtant, après la guerre, vous avez tenté de nier que c'était viable.
— Oppenheimer (2023)