Trato or Intento

Question

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

Trato de pensar antes de actuar.

or

Intento pensar antes de actuar.

Answer 1

Trato de pensar antes de actuar.

Intento pensar antes de actuar.

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Either are perfectly fine.

Answer 2

Trato de pensar antes de actuar.

Intento de pensar antes de actuar.

• Nope. - Nikkipedia Oct 30, 2009
• No ¨de¨after the verb intentar. - Nikkipedia Oct 30, 2009
• At least i tried. - HECHO_EN_MEX Oct 30, 2009
• I´m just saying so that you know.... that´s all. - Nikkipedia Oct 30, 2009

Answer 3

They have the same meaning in this sense, but I think "tratar" is more commonly used.