Terms containing trying

Subject	English	French
gen.	are you trying to frighten me?	tu veux me faire peur?
amer.	are you trying to tick me off?	tu fais de la provoc ou quoi?
brit.	are you trying to wind me up	tu fais de la provoc ou quoi?
gen.	come on, get up, you're not really trying!	allez, lève-toi, c'est de la mauvaise volonté!
transp., tech.	cut-an-try method	méthode empirique de recherche
met., mech.eng.	die try-out	essai de moule
gen.	do something almost without trying	faire quelque chose comme une fleur
gen.	give up? — wait, I'm still trying to think	tu donnes ta langue au chat? — attends, je cherche
gen.	he drowned trying to rescue her	en voulant la sauver, il s'est noyé
gen.	he was trying to put on a brave face	il essayait de se donner une contenance
gen.	he was trying to put on a brave face	il essayait de prendre une contenance
gen.	he was trying to sleep	il cherchait le sommeil
gen.	her divorce was a very trying experience for her	son divorce l'a beaucoup éprouvée
gen.	he's always trying to impress everybody with what he knows	il faut toujours qu'il étale sa science
gen.	he's always trying to project a certain image of himself	il est toujours en représentation
gen.	he's always trying to show off to people	il veut toujours en remontrer à tout le monde
gen.	he's getting more and more bogged down trying to answer	il patauge dans ses réponses
gen.	he's trying not to involve her in all his problems	il essaie de la tenir à l'écart de tous ses problèmes
inf.	he's trying to draw attention to himself	il fait son intéressant
gen.	he's trying to find a clever way of paying less tax	il cherche un joint pour payer moins d'impôts
gen.	he's trying to make me feel sorry for him	il veut m'apitoyer
gen.	he's trying to pull the wool over our eyes	il voudrait nous faire prendre des vessies pour des lanternes
gen.	he's trying to sort himself out	il se cherche
gen.	he's/they're just trying to make trouble	c'est du mauvais esprit
gen.	his moaning gets a bit trying after a while	ses jérémiades finissent par lasser
slang	I am trying to fucking work here	j'essaie de bosser putain
gen.	I had the devil's own job trying to get the mower started!	j'en ai sué pour faire démarrer la tondeuse!
gen.	i just trying to make trouble	c'est du mauvais esprit
gen.	I was only trying to help you when I did it	je l'ai fait dans le souci de t'aider
gen.	I won't waste energy trying to convince you	je ne m'évertuerai pas à te convaincre
gen.	I'm always trying to get him to wear his scarf	je m'acharne à lui faire mettre son écharpe
humor.	I'm desperately trying to find a home for my old sofa!	j'essaie désespérément de placer mon vieux canapé!
gen.	in this escape business, the French and Swiss authorities are trying to make each other carry the can	dans cette affaire d'évasion, Français et Suisses se renvoient la balle
gen.	it looks like the weather's trying to improve	il se décide à faire beau
gen.	it's worth trying	c'est un coup à tenter
gen.	it's worth trying	c'est un coup à faire
gen.	I've run out of ideas trying to keep them amused	je ne sais plus quoi inventer pour les amuser
gen.	look at him trying to dress himself, how sweet!	regarde-le essayer de s'habiller, c'est attendrissant!
gen.	run from one corner of a room to another trying to reach a corner before the player standing in the middle	jouer aux quatre coins
gen.	she is trying to find a way of making herself known	elle cherche un biais pour se faire connaître
gen.	she was trying to sell a couple of pathetic-looking lettuces	elle essayait de vendre deux ou trois méchantes salades
gen.	she's always trying to attract attention	elle cherche toujours à se rendre intéressante
gen.	she's trying to cajole him into agreeing	elle essaie de l'amadouer pour qu'il accepte
gen.	she's trying to coax him into agreeing	elle essaie de l'amadouer pour qu'il accepte
gen.	she's trying to lose weight	elle essaie de mincir
gen.	stop trying to draw attention to yourself!	arrête de faire ton intéressant!
gen.	that's what I've been trying to tell you	je n'arrête pas de vous le répéter
gen.	the children were trying to outdo each other in answering	les enfants répondaient à qui mieux mieux
gen.	the children were trying to sneak up to the front	les enfants essayaient de se faufiler au premier rang
gen.	the police are trying to solve the riddle of his disappearance	les enquêteurs tentent de résoudre l'énigme de sa disparition
gen.	they are always trying to see who can get the upper hand	il y a un rapport de forces entre eux
gen.	they are trying to outdo each other in elegance	elles rivalisent d'élégance
gen.	they were trying to drive the demonstrators towards the square	ils essayaient de pousser les manifestants vers la place
gen.	they were trying to push the demonstrators towards the square	ils essayaient de pousser les manifestants vers la place
gen.	they're trying to damage our reputation with misleading publicity	ils cherchent à nous nuire par une publicité mensongère
comp., MS	Things to try	Solutions à essayer (A topic title used to introduce more information on what a user may want to try to make better use of a particular tool, feature, etc)
law	trespass to try title	action en détermination du titre
law	to try a case	traiter une affaire
agric.	try box	cloche
chem., el.	try-cock	robinet de jauge
commun.	try mail	objets portant la mention essayez
met.	try-off	mouchetage
textile	try out	tester
textile	try out	vérifier
met., mech.eng.	try-out	essai de moule
met., mech.eng.	try-out die	essai de moule
coal.	to try out in the laboratory evaporation-inhibiting substances	essayer en laboratoire des produits inhibiteurs d'évaporation
construct.	try-plane	varlope
industr., construct., met.	trying iron	cordeline
industr., construct., met.	trying iron	ferret
construct.	trying plane	varlope (ronde)
construct.	trying-plane	varlope
gen.	we're still trying to find our way	nous n'en sommes encore qu'aux tâtonnements
gen.	we're trying to connect you	nous recherchons votre correspondant
gen.	we're trying to make our equipment easier to handle	nous cherchons à simplifier le maniement de nos appareils
gen.	we're trying to make our equipment easier to operate	nous cherchons à simplifier le maniement de nos appareils
gen.	we're trying to put you through	nous recherchons votre correspondant
gen.	what are you trying to imply?	que sous-entendez-vous par là?
gen.	what are you trying to say?	où voulez-vous en venir?
gen.	what point are you trying to make?	où voulez-vous en venir?
gen.	when I said nothing, he thought I was trying to avoid answering	il a pris mon silence pour une dérobade
gen.	you're still trying to find excuses for him! — oh no, I'm past that!	tu en es encore à lui chercher des excuses! — oh non, je n'en suis plus là!