intentaba

i was trying, tried

Examples

Tom apenas podía oír lo que Mary intentaba decirle.

Tom could barely hear what Mary was trying to say.

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Por mucho que intentaba, no pudo abrir la puerta.

No matter how he tried, he could not open the door.

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Entonces canté una tonta cancioncilla sobre una hormiga que intentaba pelearse con un chicle.

Then I sang a silly song about an ant who tried to wrestle a chewing gum.

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Tom se las apañó para cortarse mientras intentaba abrir una bolsa de cacahuetes con su navaja de bolsillo.

Tom managed to cut himself while trying to open a bag of peanuts with his pocketknife.

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El cocodrilo atrapó a un ñu mientras éste intentaba cruzar el río.

The crocodile trapped a gnu as it tried to cross the river.

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Cuando yo era joven intentaba leer tantos libros como pudiera.

When I was young, I tried to read as many books as I could.

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La yegua alazana relinchaba encabritada mientras intentaba deshacerse del jinete.

The prancing chestnut mare neighed as she tried to get rid of the rider.

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Era difícil entender qué era lo que Tom intentaba decir.

It was hard to figure out what Tom was trying to say.

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Mary intentaba empujar las palabras hacia el otro lado de la frase para hacer caer a Tom.

Mary was attempting to push the words toward the other end of the sentence in order to dump Tom.

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Me intentaba convencer de invertir en aquel negocio.

He was trying to convince me to invest in that business.

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Yo intentaba perder tiempo.

I was looking to kill time.

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Solo intentaba impresionar a Tom.

I was just trying to impress Tom.

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Intentaba ocultar su vergüenza.

He tried to hide his shame.

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Intentaba llamarle a ella, pero lo olvidé.

I meant to call her, but I forgot to.

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