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ellos intentaron

tried, attempted

→ intentar
intent to try, to attempt + aron 3rd-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Uncommon #17,070
tried, attempted Does not mean “intended.”
SP: Intentaron abrir la puerta.
EN: They tried to open the door.
Conjugation of intentar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First intenté intentamos
Second intentaste —
Third intentó intentaron

Lo intentaron.

They tried.

Intentaron matarme.

They tried to kill me.

— Akira (1988)

En mi fábrica, dos chicas intentaron fundar un sindicato y las echaron.

In my factory, two girls tried to start a union and were fired.

— Una película de miedo (2000)

Layla y Sami intentaron formar una familia.

Layla and Sami tried to start a family.

Algunas personas intentaron escalar las paredes de la Alta Comisión.

Some people tried to scale the walls of the High Commission.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

Tom y Mary intentaron matar a John.

Tom and Mary tried to kill John.

Sus padres intentaron hacerle ver la importancia de una buena educación.

His parents tried to make him see the importance of a good education.

Intentaron nadar a un lugar seguro.

They tried to swim to safety.

Todo salió peor cuando intentaron arreglarlo sin consultar al especialista.

Things got worse when they tried to fix it without consulting a specialist.

Esos científicos racistas lo intentaron.

Those racist scientists tried.

— La Vida es Bella (1997)

Igual que a los otros que lo intentaron.

Just like the others who tried.

— Tren bala (2022)

Los niños intentaron imitar a su profesor.

The children tried to imitate their teacher.

Ellos intentaron escapar.

They tried to escape.

Los fans intentaron estrechar la mano de la actriz.

The fans tried to shake the actress’s hand.

La otra vez lo intentaron cuatro.

The other time, four people tried.

Intentaron suicidarse.

They attempted suicide.

Las serpientes venenosas intentaron robar el diario de Lynxley antes.

Poisonous snakes had tried to steal Lynxley's diary before.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Los prisioneros intentaron escaparse.

The prisoners tried to escape.

Intentaron asesinar al presidente.

They tried to assassinate the president.

Ellos intentaron todo.

They tried everything.

Está bien, ellos intentaron matarnos primero y salieron perdiendo.

All right, they tried to kill us first, and they lost.

«¿No cuentas a los tipos que intentaron matarte por eso?», preguntó.

“Don’t you count the guys who tried to kill you as that?” she asked.

Unos tipos mayores lo intentaron antes y no pudieron.

Some older guys tried it before and couldn't do it.

— El gran diluvio (2025)