essayant

trying

→ essayer
essay try, attempt + ant forming present participles and agentive adjectives
verb · present Rare #34,410
trying Present participle (used like “trying …” or “while trying …”).
FR: En essayant, tu vas y arriver.
EN: By trying, you’ll manage to do it.
Conjugation of essayer
Present
essaieessayant

Je suis là-bas, essayant de faire une différence dans le monde.

I'm out there, trying to make a difference in the world.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Il continua à jouer, essayant en vain de se refaire.

He continued to play, trying in vain to recover.

Deux hommes essayant de s’entretuer ici et maintenant.

Two men trying to kill each other here and now.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

En n'essayant jamais rien de neuf, on n'échoue jamais.

By never trying anything new, you never fail.

— Zootopie (2016)

Tout le monde poussait, essayant de s'échapper.

Everyone was pushing, trying to escape.

Le type essayant de trouver mon nom sur la liste.

The guy trying to find my name on the list.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Tom a vu Mary essayant de s'échapper.

Tom saw Mary trying to escape.

En essayant?

By trying?

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)