cercava di

Cercava di nasconderlo, ma era evidente che fosse molto agitata.

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

Tom pazientemente cercava di spiegare la situazione a Maria.

Tom patiently tried to explain the situation to Maria.

Qualcosa che Spock cercava di dirmi.

Something Spock was trying to tell me.

— Star Trek II - L'ira di Khan (1982)

Max cercava di scaricare la sua frustrazione per MRX.

Max was trying to vent his frustration with MRX.

— Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)

Cercava di ucciderlo, o cosa?

Was he trying to kill him, or what?

— Vivere! (1994)

Mary cercava di impressionare il suo capo.

Mary was trying to impress her boss.

Da settimane cercava di ottenere una reazione di MRX su CLAY.

He had been trying to get a reaction from MRX on CLAY for weeks.

— Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)

Cercava di essere sua madre.

She was trying to be his mother.

— Psyco (1960)

Erano mesi che cercava di decidere se svegliarla o meno.

He had been trying to decide for months whether or not to wake her.

— Passengers (2016)

Qualche tuo rivale, un imbecille che cercava di farsi un nome.

Some rival of yours, an idiot trying to make a name for himself.

— American Gangster (2007)