Estás tratando de

you're trying to

→ estar
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you're trying to Tratar de means “to try to”; estás makes it “you are.”
SP: ¿Estás tratando de ayudarme?
EN: Are you trying to help me?

¿Estás tratando de engañarme?

Are you trying to deceive me?

— La Princesa Prometida (1987)

¿Estás tratando de escapar como las otras?

Are you trying to escape like the others?

— The Chaser (2008)

¿Estás tratando de hablar con esa persona?

Are you trying to talk to that person?

¿Estás tratando de matarte?

Are you trying to kill yourself?

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)