Trato or Intento

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Which is better for "I try to think before I act".

Trato de pensar antes de actuar.

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Intento pensar antes de actuar.

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Trato de pensar antes de actuar.

Intento pensar antes de actuar.

Either are perfectly fine.

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Trato de pensar antes de actuar.

Intento de pensar antes de actuar.

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Nope. - la_poeta Oct 30
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No ¨de¨after the verb intentar. - la_poeta Oct 30
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At least i tried. - AVicente Oct 30
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I´m just saying so that you know.... that´s all. - la_poeta Oct 30
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They have the same meaning in this sense, but I think "tratar" is more commonly used.

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