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tá tentando

is trying

→ estar
phrase Rare #34,129
is trying Colloquial contraction of "está tentando".
PO: Ele tá tentando abrir a porta.
EN: He is trying to open the door.

Que nada, a essa altura ele deve tá tentando lhe matar!

No way, by now he's probably trying to kill you!

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Ele tá tentando me morder!

He's trying to bite me!

— Anaconda (2025)

Aquele cara tá tentando nos matar ou o quê?

Is that guy trying to kill us or what?

— Alerta Apocalipse (2026)

Tá tentando me morder!

It's trying to bite me!

— Anaconda (2025)

Ele tá tentando enfiar aquilo na bunda.

He's trying to shove that thing up his ass.

— Tudo em Todo o Lugar ao Mesmo Tempo (2022)

Que tipo de merda tá tentando fazer comigo?

What kind of messed up thing are you trying to do to me?

— Marty Supreme (2025)