hai provato a

tried to

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tried to Used before an infinitive to say that someone made an attempt to do something. In questions, it often means 'have you tried to...?'.
IT: Hai provato a spegnerlo e riaccenderlo?
EN: Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Hai provato a capire che fine hanno fatto queste persone?

Have you tried to figure out what happened to these people?

— L'agente segreto (2025)

Hai provato a nasconderla.

You tried to hide her.

— Io sono nessuno 2 (2025)

Tu hai provato a ucciderci.

You tried to kill us.

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Hai provato a chiamarla?

Have you tried calling her?

— Prova a prendermi (2002)

Hai provato a riavviare il tuo computer?

Have you tried restarting your computer?

Perché non hai provato a farlo?

Why didn’t you try to do it?

Hai provato a dirmelo.

You tried to tell me.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (2002)

Hai provato a chiamare Tom?

Have you tried calling Tom?

Hai provato a riavviare il computer?

Have you tried restarting your computer?

Perché non hai provato a chiamarla?

Why didn’t you try calling her?

Hai provato a chiedere a Tom?

Have you tried asking Tom?

Hai provato a riavviare?

Have you tried restarting?

— Zootropolis 2 (2025)