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tentando

trying, attempting

→ tentare
tent to try, to attempt + ando present participle
verb · present tense Rare #37,700
trying, attempting Used with a form of stare to mean “to be trying”; it can also be followed by di and an infinitive.
IT: Sto tentando di aprire la porta.
EN: I’m trying to open the door.
Conjugation of tentare
Present
tentando

Di cosa stai tentando di convincermi?

What are you trying to convince me of?

— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

Stai tentando di scappare come le altre?

Are you trying to escape like the others?

— The Chaser (2008)

Sto tentando di approfondire la conoscenza della legge.

I am trying to deepen my knowledge of the law.

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)

Stai tentando di farti ammazzare?!

Are you trying to get yourself killed?!

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Sto tentando d'imparare l'umorismo dei gentiluomini da un libro.

I'm trying to learn the humor of gentlemen from a book.

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)

Sto tentando di farlo.

I'm trying to do it.

— Iron Man 2 (2010)