tried to
Trató de convencerlo para que fuera a la reunión.
He tried to convince him to go to the meeting.
Tom trató de impedir que Mary se uniera al ejército.
Tom tried to prevent Mary from joining the army.
In fact, he tried to stop me.
— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)
Bien, algún lunático encerró a una chica y trató de matarla.
Well, some lunatic locked up a girl and tried to kill her.
— The Chaser (2008)
A pesar de que Tom trató de explicárselo a Mary, ella todavía no podía entender.
Although Tom tried to explain it to Mary, she still couldn't understand.