trataba

tried, was

Examples

Ella me lanzaba uvas y yo trataba de agarrarlas con la boca.

She tossed me grapes and I tried to catch them with my mouth.

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Ella lo trataba como a un rey.

She treated him like a king.

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Dudo que Tom entendiera lo que trataba de decirle.

I doubt that Tom understands what I tried to tell him.

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Tom solo trataba de ayudar.

Tom was just trying to help.

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Me perdí cuando trataba de encontrar la biblioteca.

I got lost trying to find the library.

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Tom trataba muy bien a María.

Tom treated Mary very well.

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El grupo trataba de resolver problemas sociales.

The group tried to solve social problems.

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Lo trataba como a mi propio hijo.

I treated him like my own son.

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¡Seamos sinceros! Esa broma se trataba de mí.

Let's be honest. That joke was about me.

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Tom trataba a Mary como a una esclava.

Tom treated Mary like a slave.

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Le expliqué a ella de lo que se trataba.

I explained to her what the matter was.

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Me pregunto si verdaderamente se trataba de una coincidencia.

I wonder if it really was a coincidence.

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Tom trataba a Mary como a una sirvienta.

Tom treated Mary like a maid.

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Trataba de no mirar.

I was trying not to look.

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Ella a veces trataba de hablarle acerca de India.

Sometimes she tried talking to him about India.

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Algo húmedo y frío le tocó la mejilla a Nastya que se retrajo al ver que se trataba de un tentáculo gigante.

Something cold and slimy touched Nastya’s cheek, and she cringed, seeing it was a giant tentacle.

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Mary trataba a Tom con desdén.

Mary was scornful of Tom.

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Tom no podía hacer que Mary entendiera lo que trataba de decir.

Tom couldn't make Mary understand what he meant.

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Tom no pudo comprender qué trataba de decir Mary.

Tom couldn't figure out what Mary was trying to say.

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En realidad, solo se trataba de un rumor.

Actually, it was only a rumor.

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