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tratas de

you try to

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you try to The informal second-person singular form of “tratar de,” used with an infinitive to mean “to try to.”
SP: ¿Por qué tratas de esconderte?
EN: Why are you trying to hide?

Tratas de quitarme lo que robé por derecho.

You're trying to take away what I stole rightfully.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

No entiendo lo que tratas de decir, pero me gusta.

I don't understand what you're trying to say, but I like it.

Tratas de encajar o eres el próximo en morir.

You try to fit in, or you're the next to die.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Cuando tratas de probar algo, ayuda saber si es verdad.

When you try to prove something, it helps to know whether it’s true.

Sé lo que tratas de hacer.

I know what you're trying to do.

Tratas de matarme.

You're trying to kill me.

Trueno--¿Qué tratas de decir?

Thunder—What are you trying to say?

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Tratas de asustarme, ¿Verdad?

You're trying to scare me, aren't you?

— Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

Tú sabes qué sucederá si tratas de hacer esto.

You know what will happen if you try to do this.

Tratas de hacer un leve movimiento y no puedes.

You try to make a slight movement and you can't.

— El espejo (1975)