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había intentado

had tried

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phrase Rare #41,423
had tried Used for an action someone had tried before another past event.
SP: Había intentado llamarte antes de salir.
EN: I had tried to call you before leaving.

No era ningún secreto que Chris había intentado pedirme dinero prestado.

It was no secret that Chris had tried to borrow money from me.

Bueno, también a mí el mundo había intentado hacerme frente.

Well, the world had also tried to stand up to me.

Tom pensó que Mary había intentado suicidarse.

Tom thought Mary had tried to commit suicide.

Que había tomado drogas y había intentado ahogar a mi hijo.

That he had taken drugs and had tried to drown my son.

— La Empleada (2025)

Había intentado de todo antes de recurrir a un especialista.

I had tried everything before resorting to a specialist.

Alguien había intentado matar a un Lector de Leyes y a su cliente.

Someone had tried to kill a Law Reader and their client.

Pensé que tal vez Tom ya había intentado hacer eso.

I thought maybe Tom had already tried to do that.