cercava di

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)

Cercava di convincere mia madre che sarebbe stata la moglie ideale per me.

She tried to convince my mother that she would be the ideal wife for me.

Mary cercava di impressionare il suo capo.

Mary was trying to impress her boss.

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)

Tom cercava di non essere irritato.

Tom tried not to be annoyed.

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)

Cercava di ucciderlo, o cosa?

Was he trying to kill him, or what?

— Vivere! (1994)

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)

Cercava di essere sua madre.

She was trying to be his mother.

— Psyco (1960)