trying

trying(

)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

1. (difficult to deal with)

My uncle Terry is so trying; he won't stop talking about politics at dinner.Mi tío Terry es tan difícil; no deja de hablar de la política en la cena.

b. duro

How do you make the best of a trying situation?¿Cómo sacas lo mejor de una situación dura?

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I am trying	estoy tratando
I am trying to learn Spanish	estoy intentando aprender español
I'm trying	estoy intentando
keep trying	seguir intentándolo sigue intentándolo
What are you trying to say?	¿Qué quieres decir?
I'm trying to learn Spanish	estoy intentando aprender español
I am trying to learn	estoy intentando aprender
they are trying	están intentando
you're trying to	estás tratando de
stop trying	deja de intentar
I was trying	intentaba
I have been trying	he estado intentando
I am trying to	estoy tratando de
What is the writer trying to do in this text?	¿Qué quiere hacer el autor en este texto?
Could not reserve record (2 tries). Keep trying.	No se ha podido reservar el registro (2 intentos). Sigue intentándolo.
we were trying to sleep, but the baby was crying	estábamos tratando de dormir, pero el bebé estaba llorando
he is trying to	está intentando
I am trying my best	estoy haciendo todo lo que puedo
you only fail when you stop trying	solamente fallas cuando dejas de intentarlo
he is trying	está intentando

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