I was trying
Past progressive I conjugation of try.
You're not the only one i was trying to impress.
Vous n'étiez pas le seul que j'essayais d'impressionner.
But... i was trying to save my own life.
Mais... j'essayais de sauver ma vie.
Honestly, i was trying to figure out what shirt to wear.
Honnêtement, j'essayais de m'imaginer quelle chemise porter !
I guess that's more or less what i was trying to say.
Je suppose que c'est plus ou moins ce que je voulais dire.
I mean, i was trying to pretend like everything was fine, too.
J'essayais aussi de faire comme si tout allait bien.
But... i was trying to save my own life.
Il voulait me sauver la vie.
And i-I shouldn't have lied to you either, But i was trying to protect our friendship.
Et j'aurais pas dû te mentir, mais je protégeais notre amitié.
Everything I did, I felt like i was trying too hard.
J'avais l'impression de toujours trop en faire.
Look, i was trying to help J.J., okay?
J'essayais juste d'aider J.J., O.K. ?
Mike, i know what it— i know what it looks like, But i was trying to protect her.
Mike, je sais à quoi ça ressemble, mais j'essayais de la protéger.
I actually experienced more dwrais from the people that i was against than the people i was trying to protect the numbers for.
En fait, j'ai plus de grâce des gens contre qui je suis, que les gens pour lesquelles je tentais de protéger les nombres.
I was trying to lose 20 lbs in 10 weeks.
Je tentais de perdre 20 livres en 10 semaines.
I was trying to lose 20 lbs in 10 weeks.
Je visais à perdre 20 livres en 10 semaines.
That's not at all what I was trying to say.
C'est pas du tout ce que j'essayais de dire.
I was trying to provoke a reaction, and it worked.
J'essayais de provoquer une réaction et ça a marché.
I was trying to be professional, but there's a limit.
Je voulais rester professionnelle, mais il y a des limites.
I was trying to help you, and Craig started talking...
J'essayais de t'aider, et Craig a commencé à parler...
I was trying, but it's hard when you're distracted.
J'ai essayé, mais c'est difficile quand tu es distrait.
I was trying to prove that you weren't worthy of him.
J'essayais de prouver que vous n'étiez pas digne de lui.
As I was trying to say, there's a protocol.
Comme j'essayais de te dire, il y a un protocole.
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