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tratar de

to try to

→ tratar
phrase Extremely common #322
to try to When followed by an infinitive, it means making an effort to do something.
SP: Voy a tratar de llegar temprano.
EN: I'm going to try to arrive early.

No empieces a tratar de hacer lo correcto.

Don't start trying to do the right thing.

Tratar de encontrar una persona corroborar con mi defensa.

Try to find a person to corroborate my defense.

— Mother Night (1996)

Debemos tratar de salvar tanto como podamos.

We must try to save as much as we can.

— El viento se levanta (2013)

Decidí tratar de aprender el esperanto, sólo para tener una experiencia nueva.

I decided to try to learn Esperanto, just to have a new experience.

Supongo que podríamos tratar de encontrar a Tom nosotros mismos.

I suppose we could try to find Tom ourselves.

Debes tratar de venir a la fiesta.

You should try to come to the party.

Tom perdió la vida al tratar de salvar a Mary.

Tom lost his life trying to save Mary.

Vinieron muchos a tratar de darle una buena lección.

Many came to try to teach him a good lesson.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)

Puedes tratar de poner un cojín debajo.

You can try putting a cushion underneath.

— Funny Games (1997)

Voy a tratar de llegar antes.

I'm going to try to arrive earlier.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Ni siquiera pienses en tratar de escapar.

Don't even think about trying to escape.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

No puedes culparme por tratar de ocultarlo tanto tiempo.

You can't blame me for trying to hide it for so long.

— Bugonia (2025)

Podrías tratar de ser un poco más civilizado.

You could try to be a little more civilized.

Tratar de alimentar a todos es nuestro objetivo principal.

Trying to feed everyone is our main goal.

Ni voy a tratar de pronunciar eso.

I'm not even going to try to pronounce that.

Yo voy a tu casa, a tratar de convencer a tu mujer de que no te mate y vuelvo.

I'll go to your house, try to convince your wife not to kill you, and then I'll come back.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Podrías al menos tratar de ser más cortés, aunque no sea tu naturaleza.

You could at least try to be more polite, even if it’s not in your nature.

Dudo que Tom siquiera esté interesado en tratar de aprender ruso.

I doubt Tom is even interested in trying to learn Russian.

El gobierno debería tratar de frenar la inflación.

The government should try to curb inflation.

Deberías tratar de hacerte el hábito de usar tus diccionarios.

You should try to get into the habit of using your dictionaries.

Puedo tratar de razonar con ellos.

I can try to reason with them.

Deberíamos tratar de entendernos el uno al otro.

We should try to understand each other.

Tratar de corregir a ese niño es machacar en hierro frío.

Trying to correct that child is like hammering at a cold iron.

Debes tratar de que esos números sean más y más grandes.

You should try to make those numbers bigger and bigger.

— Senna (2010)

Pensé que íbamos a tratar de ser amigos.

I thought we were going to try to be friends.

Mientras tanto, tratar de ganar sus corazones.

Meanwhile, try to win their hearts.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Voy a tratar de influenciar a la administración.

I'm going to try to influence the administration.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

Me dieron unos minutos para tratar de convencerte.

They gave me a few minutes to try to convince you.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

No tiene caso tratar de resolver este problema.

There's no point in trying to solve this problem.

Tiene que tratar de entender a las mujeres.

He needs to try to understand women.

— El conformista (1971)

Podrías descansar y tratar de olvidar.

You could rest and try to forget.

— La piel que habito (2011)

No tiene sentido tratar de resolver este problema.

There's no point in trying to solve this problem.

No hay necesidad de tratar de traducir una frase palabra por palabra.

There’s no need to try to translate a sentence word for word.

Necesité mucho coraje para tratar de comer esa extraña comida.

It took a lot of courage to try to eat that strange food.

Un invitado no debe tratar de hacerse superior al anfitrión.

A guest should not try to make himself superior to the host.

Los demás tienen que tratar de atrapar al asesino.

The others have to try to catch the killer.

Es su manera de tratar de entenderlo.

It's his way of trying to understand it.

Si quieres hacer eso, no voy a tratar de detenerte.

If you want to do that, I’m not going to try to stop you.

Voy a tratar de recordar eso.

I'll try to remember that.

— El maquinista (2004)

Yo usaba muñecos y él almas para tratar de alcanzar el origen de los humanos.

I used dolls and he used souls to try to reach the origin of humans.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Deberías tratar de creer en algo más grande que ti mismo.

You should try to believe in something bigger than yourself.

— American Splendor (2003)

Me gustaría verte tratar de detenerme.

I'd like to see you try to stop me.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Tratar de conquistar el mundo.

Trying to conquer the world.

Es inútil tratar de convencerlo de eso.

It's useless trying to convince him of that.

Voy a tratar de hablar con ella.

I'm going to try to talk to her.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

El muchacho salió para tratar de encontrar zapatos.

The boy went out to try to find shoes.

No tiene caso tratar de escapar.

There's no point in trying to escape.

Ella estaba cansada de tratar de convencerlo.

She was tired of trying to convince him.

Para tratar de convencerlos de que se calmen.

To try to convince them to calm down.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)