essaya de

tried to

→ essayer
phrase Uncommon #12,572
tried to Past tense of essayer de. Used before another verb: 1 tried to do something .
FR: Elle essaya de rester calme.
EN: She tried to stay calm.

Elle essaya de le réconforter mais il continua à pleurer.

She tried to comfort him but he continued to cry.

Tom essaya de le faire, mais il ne put pas.

Tom tried to do it, but he couldn't.

Il remarqua un trou dans sa veste, mais essaya de l'ignorer.

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

Tom essaya de toucher Mary.

Tom tried to touch Mary.

Bite essaya de résoudre le problème, en vain.

Bite tried to solve the problem, but to no avail.

Elle essaya de convaincre son père.

She tried to convince her father.

Tom essaya de détendre l'ambiance.

Tom tried to lighten the mood.

Tom essaya de regarder par le trou de la serrure, mais ne put rien voir.

Tom tried to look through the keyhole, but couldn’t see anything.

Tom essaya de paraître calme.

Tom tried to appear calm.

Elle essaya de ne pas pleurer.

She tried not to cry.

Tom essaya de le faire, mais ne put pas.

Tom tried to do it, but couldn't.

Tom essaya de toucher ses orteils.

Tom tried to touch his toes.

Elle essaya de diminuer ses dépenses.

She tried to cut down on her expenses.

Tom essaya de détendre l'atmosphère.

Tom tried to lighten the mood.

Tom essaya de remonter le moral de Marie.

Tom tried to cheer Marie up.

Tom essaya de contrôler ses émotions.

Tom tried to control his emotions.

Tom essaya de partir.

Tom tried to leave.

Thomas essaya de me convaincre de l'accompagner.

Thomas tried to convince me to go with him.

L'homme politique essaya de résoudre un problème difficile.

The politician tried to solve a difficult problem.

Tom essaya de ne pas regarder Mary.

Tom tried not to look at Mary.

Tom essaya de vendre sa vieille voiture.

Tom tried to sell his old car.

L'esclave essaya de s'enfuir.

The slave tried to escape.

Elle essaya de dissimuler ses larmes.

She tried to hide her tears.

Tom essaya de grimper le grand arbre.

Tom tried to climb the big tree.

Tom essaya de s'enfuir.

Tom tried to escape.

Elle essaya de cacher ses larmes.

She tried to hide her tears.

Tom essaya de dire à Mary ce qu'elle avait besoin de faire.

Tom tried to tell Mary what she needed to do.

Tom essaya de persuader Mary de rester à la maison.

Tom tried to persuade Mary to stay home.

Sami essaya de calmer le bébé.

Sami tried to calm the baby.

Il se dirigea vers la porte et essaya de s'enfuir.

He headed for the door and tried to escape.

Il se tint près d'elle et essaya de la protéger du typhon.

He stood beside her and tried to protect her from the typhoon.

Tom essaya de nous parler en français.

Tom tried to speak to us in French.