Sentence examples of "tried" in English

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Translations: all128 provare121 tentare5 other translations2

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I tried writing a novel. Ho provato a scrivere un romanzo.

Every means has not been tried. Non tutto è stato tentato.

She tried not to cry. Ha provato a non piangere.

I tried to keep my teacher at a distance. Tentavo di mantenere le distanze del mio insegnante.

I tried to write him. Ho provato a scrivergli.

Tom remembered that Mary and John had tried to kill him. Tom ricordava che Mary e John avevano tentato di ucciderlo.

I tried again and again. Continuavo a provare di nuovo.

The prefectural police chief tried to tighten his police officers' discipline. Il capo della polizia della prefettura tentò di rendere più stretta la disciplina dei propri agenti.

I tried not to laugh. Ho provato a non ridere.

He tried to accumulate wealth. Ha provato ad accumulare ricchezza.

Have you tried it before? L'hai provato prima?

He tried speaking French to us. Ha provato a parlare con noi in francese.

Have you ever tried body painting? Hai mai provato il body painting?

He tried it with a friend. L'ha provato con un amico.

He tried knocking at the door. Ha provato a bussare alla porta.

She tried not to shed tears. Ha provato a non versare lacrime.

She tried to hide her feelings. Provò a nascondere i suoi sentimenti.

He tried to get up early. Ha provato ad alzarsi presto.

I tried to ask her a riddle. Ho provato a porle un indovinello.

I tried in vain to open it. Ho provato invano ad aprirlo.

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