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está tratando de

is trying to

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phrase Uncommon #12,435
is trying to Used with an infinitive to say someone is making an effort to do something.
SP: Está tratando de perder peso.
EN: He is trying to lose weight.

Tom está tratando de ponerse en forma de nuevo.

Tom is trying to get back in shape.

Ella está tratando de ahorrar todo lo posible.

She is trying to save as much as possible.

La compañía está tratando de mejorar su imagen.

The company is trying to improve its image.

Él está tratando de ponerla en mi contra.

He's trying to turn her against me.

— Sin piedad (2026)

El perro se está tratando de arrancar.

The dog is trying to run away.

El perro está tratando de huir.

The dog is trying to escape.

Yo no puedo entender qué es lo que él está tratando de decir.

I can't understand what he's trying to say.

Está tratando de perder peso.

She is trying to lose weight.

Tom siempre está tratando de ser genial.

Tom is always trying to be cool.

Esa mujer está tratando de dejarme.

That woman is trying to leave me.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Sé lo que está tratando de hacer.

I know what you're trying to do.

Él puede sentir tu culpa y está tratando de tranquilizarte, ¿no lo ves?

He can sense your guilt and is trying to reassure you, can’t you see?

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Está claro que la gente está tratando de hacer dinero de esta crisis.

It's clear that people are trying to make money from this crisis.

Sólo está tratando de molestarme.

He's just trying to annoy me.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Tom está tratando de hacer lo imposible.

Tom is trying to do the impossible.

Yo pienso que María está tratando de seducir a Tom.

I think Maria is trying to seduce Tom.

Averigua quién está tratando de enterrarlo.

Find out who's trying to bury him.

Argelia está tratando de promover el crecimiento de las industrias de servicios.

Algeria is trying to promote the growth of service industries.

Tom está tratando de renunciar.

Tom is trying to quit.

Ella está tratando de demostrar la existencia de los fantasmas.

She is trying to prove the existence of ghosts.

Miren, aquí está tratando de enhebrar una aguja.

Look, here they are trying to thread a needle.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

El perro se está tratando de escapar.

The dog is trying to escape.

Supongo que sólo está tratando de entender las cosas.

I guess he's just trying to understand things.

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Joven, ¿está tratando de matarme del susto?

Young man, are you trying to scare me to death?

— Doña Clara (2016)

Tom está tratando de entender.

Tom is trying to understand.

Señor, sé que está tratando de ayudarnos, pero juramos.

Sir, I know you're trying to help us, but we swore.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Tom sólo está tratando de sobrevivir.

Tom is just trying to survive.

Tom no entiende lo que María está tratando de decir.

Tom doesn't understand what María is trying to say.