was trying
Ele estava tentando salvar você, viu?
He was trying to save you, you see?
— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)
Tom estava tentando não rir.
Tom was trying not to laugh.
Era evidente que Tom estava tentando chamar a atenção de Maria.
It was obvious that Tom was trying to get Maria's attention.
Tom disse que Maria estava tentando ser otimista.
Tom said that Maria was trying to be optimistic.
Tom sabia quem estava tentando matá-lo.
Tom knew who was trying to kill him.
Estava tentando falar com você.
I was trying to talk to you.
Tom não estava tentando enganar você.
Tom wasn’t trying to deceive you.
Sami estava tentando se estabelecer na vida.
Sami was trying to settle down in life.
Só estava tentando lembrar o seu nome.
I was just trying to remember your name.
— The Hand of God: A Mão de Deus (2021)