trata de no

try not to

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try not to Used before an infinitive to give advice or a gentle instruction.
SP: Trata de no llegar tarde.
EN: Try not to be late.

Trata de no ponerte tan tensa.

Try not to get so tense.

Quizá tengas razón, pero trata de no pensar en ello.

You may be right, but try not to think about it.

— Solaris (1972)

Trata de no mover tanto los labios cuando piensas.

Try not to move your lips so much when you think.

Trata de no preocuparte.

Try not to worry.

Trata de no cometer los mismos errores que yo.

Try not to make the same mistakes I did.

Trata de no pensar en Tom todo el tiempo.

Try not to think about Tom all the time.

Trata de no llorar.

Try not to cry.

Trata de no ponerte tan tenso.

Try not to get so tense.

Trata de no comer.

Try not to eat.

Trata de no moverte.

Try not to move.

Trata de no toser mientras Herzog esté presente.

Try not to cough while Herzog is present.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Bueno, trata de no morir, ni nada aburrido como eso, Daisy.

Well, try not to die, or anything boring like that, Daisy.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Trata de no hablar.

Try not to talk.