Was trying (fr. Essayait)

Translation into English

Il essayait d'améliorer la citoyenneté et d'inculquer la discipline.
He was trying to improve the citizenry and instill discipline.
Example taken from data source: TED2020_v1
Il essayait de le résoudre.
He was trying to solve it.
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018
On essayait tous de trouver de nouvelles idées.
We were all trying to think of new ideas.
Example taken from data source: TED2020_v1
Ce phénomène est d'autant plus gênant que le réamorçage en dV/dt après une phase de conduction semble se produire pour une valeur de dV/dt (gradient de croissance temporelle de la tension) nettement plus faible que la valeur à laquelle le triac résisterait si on essayait de l'amorcer en dV/dt sans phase de conduction préalable.
This phenomenon is all the more troublesome that dV/dt re-striking after a conduction phase seems to occur for a value of dV/dt (time growth gradient of the voltage) appreciably lower than the value which the triac would withstand if an attempt were made to cause dV/dt striking thereof without a previous conduction phase.
Example taken from data source: EuroPat_v3
Alors qu’il essayait de s’en aller, la voiture cala.
While attempting to drive away, the car stalled.
Example taken from data source: WikiMatrix_v1
Même après la mort de son père, il essayait toujours de satisfaire son envie.
Even after his father died, he was still trying to scratch that itch.
Example taken from data source: NeuLab-TedTalks_v1
Mais les responsables chinois ont plutôt vu cette manœuvre comme la preuve que le Japon essayait de perturber le statu quo.
But Chinese officials viewed the move as proof that Japan was trying to disrupt the status quo.
Example taken from data source: News-Commentary_v16

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