j'essayais

Je ne serais pas un gentleman si je n'essayais pas de l'améliorer.

I wouldn't be a gentleman if I didn't try to improve it.

— Retour à Silent Hill (2026)

J'essayais pas de te piéger.

I wasn't trying to trap you.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Qu'est-ce que tu essayais de prouver ?

What were you trying to prove?

J'ai finalement compris ce que tu essayais de me dire.

I finally understood what you were trying to tell me.

Je n'essayais pas d'être drôle.

I wasn't trying to be funny.

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

I wasn’t going to tell people I was trying to figure it out.

Et si tu essayais de ne pas payer ?

What if you tried not paying?

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Non, je l'essayais juste.

No, I was just trying it on.

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

Je l'essayais juste.

I was just trying it.

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

Je croyais que tu essayais de me dire quelque chose.

I thought you were trying to tell me something.

— Le monde perdu : Jurassic Park (1997)