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trataste de

you tried to

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you tried to Used before an infinitive to say that you attempted to do something. In other contexts, trataste can mean “you treated.”
SP: ¿Trataste de llamarme ayer?
EN: Did you try to call me yesterday?

¿Por qué trataste de escapar?

Why did you try to escape?

Has dicho que trataste de pegarle.

You said you tried to hit him.

— Río Místico (2003)

¿Qué trataste de hacer?

What did you try to do?

Conque, Gandalf, trataste de llevarlos por Caradhras.

So, Gandalf, you tried to lead them through Caradhras.

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

Trataste de deshacerte de mí.

You tried to get rid of me.

— Madre (2009)

Me trataste de manera infernal.

You treated me like hell.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Trataste de robar el botín toda la noche.

You tried to steal the loot all night.

— El botín (2026)