tratando de

trying to

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phrase Common #7,055
trying to Used with an infinitive to describe an action someone is attempting.
SP: Estoy tratando de aprender español.
EN: I'm trying to learn Spanish.

Tratando de decidir dónde podríamos querer vivir.

Trying to decide where we might want to live.

— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)

No hay nada más forzado que un adolescente tratando de parecer natural.

There’s nothing more forced than a teenager trying to seem natural.

¡Están tratando de matarte!

They're trying to kill you!

— Moulin Rouge, amor en rojo (2001)

No es que esté tratando de hacerlo de esa manera.

It's not that I'm trying to do it that way.

— El Día del Fin del Mundo (2020)

Y entonces Suzume se perdió tratando de encontrarla.

And then Suzume got lost trying to find her.

— Suzume (2022)

Me perdí tratando de llegar a la biblioteca.

I got lost trying to get to the library.

¿Estabas tratando de engañarme?

Were you trying to trick me?

Tom y María han estado tratando de idear una solución al problema.

Tom and Maria have been trying to come up with a solution to the problem.

No debí haber perdido mi tiempo tratando de convencer a Tom de cambiar de idea.

I shouldn't have wasted my time trying to convince Tom to change his mind.

Poner ese veneno en tu pelo, en su cuerpo, ¡tratando de ser blanco!

Putting that poison in your hair, on your body, trying to be white!

— Malcolm X (1992)

Quieres morir tratando de salvarla, ¿no?

You want to die trying to save her, don't you?

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

Estuve levantado toda la noche tratando de encontrarla.

I was up all night trying to find her.

Era la vejez tratando de ser jóvenes.

It was old age trying to be young.

Tres años tratando de saber quién soy.

Three years trying to figure out who I am.

Hay mucha gente tratando de comprar casas.

There are many people trying to buy houses.

¡Alguien estaba tocando a nuestra puerta tratando de entrar!

Someone was knocking on our door, trying to get in!

— En presencia del diablo (2016)

Y debes saber que yo voy a seguir tratando de que estés siempre saludable.

And you should know that I will keep trying to ensure you are always healthy.

— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)

Han estado por todo el campo tratando de buscarla.

They've been all over the field trying to find her.

— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Me corté el dedo tratando de abrir el paquete.

I cut my finger trying to open the package.

Tratando de ser mejor.

Trying to be better.

— Song Sung Blue: Sueño inquebrantable (2025)

He perdido varios años tratando de cambiar a personas que no querían cambiar.

I’ve wasted several years trying to change people who didn’t want to change.

Estaban tratando de hacer que el mundo fuera menos corrupto.

They were trying to make the world less corrupt.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

He estado tratando de captar tu atención.

I've been trying to get your attention.

Tom parece divertirse mucho tratando de provocar tantos problemas como él pueda.

Tom seems to have a lot of fun trying to cause as much trouble as he can.

Batou e Ishikawa están en un coche tratando de localizar la señal.

Batou and Ishikawa are in a car trying to locate the signal.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Estoy aquí tratando de acordarme de una historia.

I'm here trying to remember a story.

— Detrás del sol (2001)

Pasé la mayor parte del día tratando de volver a juntar las piezas.

I spent most of the day trying to put the pieces back together.

— La leyenda de 1900 (1998)

¿Estabas tratando de matarte?

Were you trying to kill yourself?

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

He estado toda la noche levantado tratando de terminar la presentación.

I've been up all night trying to finish the presentation.

Escribirá sus libros, tratando de revivir todo esto.

He will write his books, trying to bring all of this back to life.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Llevo un año tratando de imaginar tu cara.

I've been trying to imagine your face for a year.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Hoy, uno de mis amigos murió tratando de ayudarme.

Today, one of my friends died trying to help me.

— PK (2014)

No podíamos entender lo que ellos estaban tratando de decir.

We couldn't understand what they were trying to say.

Tom casi perdió la vida tratando de salvar a Mary.

Tom almost lost his life trying to save Mary.

¡Está tratando de derribar la montaña!

He's trying to knock down the mountain!

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Tom murió tratando de salvar a un niño de un edificio en llamas.

Tom died trying to save a child from a burning building.

Sí, eso es lo que he estado tratando de decirte.

Yes, that's what I've been trying to tell you.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Tratando de vivir con dignidad.

Trying to live with dignity.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

Estabas tratando de despertarlo recién.

You were just trying to wake him up.

— Dos Hermanas (2003)

No estoy aquí tratando de luchar contra el poder.

I'm not here trying to fight against power.

— El sobreviviente (2025)

Peter ha estado tratando de encontrar un departamento nuevo por un tiempo.

Peter has been trying to find a new apartment for a while.

Tom estaba teniendo problemas tratando de encontrar su mejor par de gemelos.

Tom was having trouble trying to find his best pair of twins.

Tom ha estado tratando de aprender cómo preparar la taza de café perfecta.

Tom has been trying to learn how to make the perfect cup of coffee.

He estado paseando como loco tratando de encontrar con quien hablar.

I've been wandering around like crazy trying to find someone to talk to.

— Mother Night (1996)

¿Podría ser un agente secreto enemigo tratando de engañarme?

Could it be an enemy secret agent trying to deceive me?

— Ha vuelto (2015)

¿Estaba"tratando de huir"?

Was he “trying to escape”?

— Exterminio: El templo de huesos (2026)

Estaba corriendo desesperadamente, tratando de alcanzar la luz.

I was running desperately, trying to reach the light.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Tom se murió tratando de rescatar a Mary.

Tom died trying to rescue Mary.

He estado tratando de deducir a quién Tom le pudo haber dado el dinero.

I've been trying to figure out who Tom might have given the money to.

¡Hay gente tratando de dormir!

There are people trying to sleep!

— Marty Supremo (2025)

¡Llevo toda la noche tratando de enseñarle!

I've been trying to teach him all night!

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

¡Había un hombre tratando de entrar!

There was a man trying to get in!

— En presencia del diablo (2016)

Dos hombres tratando de matarse ya.

Two men are already trying to kill each other.

— Había una vez en Hollywood (2019)

Pero siempre estuvo tratando de encontrarse a sí mismo.

But he was always trying to find himself.

Mary miró en su armario tratando de encontrar algo adecuado para ponerse.

Mary looked in her closet trying to find something suitable to wear.

Se sentaba allí hablando con la gente, tratando de ayudarlos.

He would sit there talking to people, trying to help them.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Pasé toda la tarde tratando de encontrar mis llaves.

I spent the whole afternoon trying to find my keys.

Él atrapó a un joven tratando de robar su reloj.

He caught a young man trying to steal his watch.

Estabas tratando de huir.

You were trying to escape.

— Exterminio: El templo de huesos (2026)