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Aliens, said the man with the crew cut, as if trying on the word for size; he had a similar accent.
–Alienígenas –dijo el hombre del corte de pelo militar, como si estuviese probando la palabra; tenía un acento similar.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer

She was looking into my eyes, trying to read messages in them.
Ella me miraba a los ojos, intentando leer en ellos.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer

And I tell her it's my poems, that my singing is poems I'm thinking up or trying to memorize.
Y yo le digo que son poemas, que mis canturreos son poemas que voy pensando e intentando memorizar.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer

Big Black stepped forward. His white attendant's jacket was streaked with blood from trying to staunch Lucy's wounds.
Negro Grande tenía su chaqueta blanca manchada de sangre de las heridas de Lucy.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach

I’m still trying…
Todavía estoy intentando...
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008

“Like I told you last night,” Nick said calmly, “I’m just trying to follow up on as many leads as possible.
– Como le dije anoche -repuso Nick con calma-, sólo intento verificar el mayor número de pistas posible.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000

He stopped trying to get the better of Ava after that.
A raíz de aquello abandonó los intentos de ser más listo que Ava.
Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma Calcuta
El cromosoma Calcuta
Ghosh, Amitav
The Calcutta Chromosome
Ghosh, Amitav
© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh

As John felt himself getting sucked under, he threw a hand toward the dark-haired woman, trying to get to her, straining.
Cuando John sintió que estaba siendo absorbido hacia abajo, extendió una mano en dirección a la mujer de cabellos oscuros, tratando de alcanzarla, estirándose.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006

I'm trying to remember."
Estoy intentando recordar.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach

We're always trying to influence the heavens, anyway.
Después de todo, siempre estamos intentando influir en el cielo.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach

I think he was trying to cheer me up; he'd never liked the sandpaper roughness of the five o'clock shadow I used to get.
Creo que intentaba alegrarme; nunca le había gustado la rudeza de papel de lija de la barba incipiente que antes me salía de inmediato.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer

Nick leaned forward, trying to see what had grabbed hold of her so intensely.
-Nick se inclinó hacia delante para ver qué había captado tan poderosamente su atención.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000

I stood up, trying not to exclaim at a spasm from my back. Mark followed.
Al ponerme en pie, tuve que hacer un esfuerzo para no quejarme del espasmo que me recorrió la espalda.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003

Balaji et al. were the first in trying to analyze the characteristics of reflux during a period of 24 hours in healthy ambulatory subjects, using multichannel intraluminal impedance technology.
Balaji et al fueron los primeros en intentar analizar las características del reflujo durante un período de 24 horas en sujetos sanos ambulatorios, utilizando la tecnología de la impedancia intraluminal multicanal.
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
http://www.archbronconeumol.org/bronco/ctl_servlet?_f=1 1/31/2012
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
http://www.archbronconeumol.org/bronco/ctl_servlet?_f=1 1/31/2012

He kept trying to force the vision of his friend into some congratulatory pose, insisting to himself that Hawkins would have been the first to call, the first to crack an expensive bottle of champagne.
Intentó imaginarse a su amigo felicitándolo, y se dijo que Hawkins habría sido el primero en llamarlo, el primero en descorchar una botella de champán de las caras.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach

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try on

probarse

try out

ensayar

try on

probar

try to

pretender

try the weight of

sopesar

try to achieve

buscar

try hard

esforzar

try hard

esforzarse

Word forms

try

verb

Basic forms
Past	tried
Imperative	try
Present Participle (Participle I)	trying
Past Participle (Participle II)	tried

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I try	we try
you try	you try
he/she/it tries	they try

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am trying	we are trying
you are trying	you are trying
he/she/it is trying	they are trying

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have tried	we have tried
you have tried	you have tried
he/she/it has tried	they have tried

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been trying	we have been trying
you have been trying	you have been trying
he/she/it has been trying	they have been trying

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I tried	we tried
you tried	you tried
he/she/it tried	they tried

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was trying	we were trying
you were trying	you were trying
he/she/it was trying	they were trying

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had tried	we had tried
you had tried	you had tried
he/she/it had tried	they had tried

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been trying	we had been trying
you had been trying	you had been trying
he/she/it had been trying	they had been trying

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will try	we shall/will try
you will try	you will try
he/she/it will try	they will try

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be trying	we shall/will be trying
you will be trying	you will be trying
he/she/it will be trying	they will be trying

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have tried	we shall/will have tried
you will have tried	you will have tried
he/she/it will have tried	they will have tried

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been trying	we shall/will have been trying
you will have been trying	you will have been trying
he/she/it will have been trying	they will have been trying

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would try	we should/would try
you would try	you would try
he/she/it would try	they would try

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be trying	we should/would be trying
you would be trying	you would be trying
he/she/it would be trying	they would be trying

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have tried	we should/would have tried
you would have tried	you would have tried
he/she/it would have tried	they would have tried

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been trying	we should/would have been trying
you would have been trying	you would have been trying
he/she/it would have been trying	they would have been trying

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am tried	we are tried
you are tried	you are tried
he/she/it is tried	they are tried

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being tried	we are being tried
you are being tried	you are being tried
he/she/it is being tried	they are being tried

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been tried	we have been tried
you have been tried	you have been tried
he/she/it has been tried	they have been tried

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was tried	we were tried
you were tried	you were tried
he/she/it was tried	they were tried

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being tried	we were being tried
you were being tried	you were being tried
he/she/it was being tried	they were being tried

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been tried	we had been tried
you had been tried	you had been tried
he/she/it had been tried	they had been tried

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be tried	we shall/will be tried
you will be tried	you will be tried
he/she/it will be tried	they will be tried

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been tried	we shall/will have been tried
you will have been tried	you will have been tried
he/she/it will have been tried	they will have been tried