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essayait de

was trying to

→ essayer
phrase Uncommon #19,883
was trying to Used before an infinitive; essayait is the imperfect form of essayer.
FR: Il essayait de réparer son vélo.
EN: He was trying to fix his bike.

Tom savait que Mary essayait de le faire.

Tom knew Mary was trying to do it.

Je ne sais pas ce que Tom essayait de dire.

I don't know what Tom was trying to say.

Si on essayait de le porter sur la crête ?

What if we tried carrying him over the ridge?

— En terrain miné (2014)

J’ai cru que t’étais un vieux type louche qui essayait de me draguer.

I thought you were some shady old guy trying to hit on me.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Ce type essayait de te violer ?

Was this guy trying to rape you?

Elle essayait de le cacher, mais elle était manifestement très contrariée.

She tried to hide it, but she was clearly very upset.

Aucun des deux hommes n’essayait de me poursuivre.

Neither man was trying to chase me.

Il essayait de se sauver ?

Was he trying to escape?

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

M. Zuloaga essayait de l'en dissuader.

Mr. Zuloaga was trying to dissuade him from it.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Je voulais aider Tom à comprendre ce que Marie essayait de lui dire.

I wanted to help Tom understand what Mary was trying to tell him.

On essayait de te protéger.

We were trying to protect you.

Mais Neto, au moins, essayait de régler les choses.

But Neto, at least, was trying to sort things out.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Tom essayait de cacher son addiction.

Tom tried to hide his addiction.

Elle essayait de m'envoyer des signaux.

She was trying to send me signals.

— Tár (2022)

Il essayait de ne pas la regarder.

He tried not to look at her.

Je fus tout à coup frappé de ce que la fille essayait de cacher quelque chose.

It suddenly struck me that the girl was trying to hide something.

J'ai pas compris ce que Nishimiya essayait de me dire l'autre jour.

I didn't understand what Nishimiya was trying to tell me the other day.

— Silent Voice (2016)

Il me disait qu'il essayait de se trouver.

He was telling me that he was trying to find himself.

— Chicago (2002)

Elle essayait de faire communiquer humains et singes.

She was trying to get humans and monkeys to communicate.

— Primate (2026)

Sami essayait de reconstruire sa vie.

Sami was trying to rebuild his life.

Tom essayait de vendre sa vieille voiture.

Tom was trying to sell his old car.

Rogue essayait de me sauver ?

Rogue was trying to save me?

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)