Sentence examples of "tried hard" in English

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If he tried hard, he would succeed. S'il insistait, il réussirait
He tried hard, but failed. Il a essayé fort mais il a échoué.
The girl tried hard to hold back her tears. La fille s'efforçait de retenir ses larmes.
We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. Nous nous sommes tellement efforcés d'améliorer les choses pour nos enfants que nous les avons empirées.
However hard I tried, I could not solve the problem. J'avais beau faire de mon mieux, je n'arrivais pas a résoudre le problème.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't remember that song's title. J'eus beau essayer, je ne pus me rappeler du titre de cette chanson.
No matter how hard he tried, he could not get out of the maze. Il eut beau essayer, il ne put pas s'extirper du labyrinthe.
No matter how hard he tried, my opinion didn't change. Il eut beau essayer, mon opinion ne changea pas.
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't please him. Elle avait beau essayer, elle ne pouvait le contenter.
Environmental engineers on Earth were hard at work as they tried to clean up global pollution. Les ingénieurs de l'environnement étaient complètement à l'œuvre sur Terre, tandis qu'ils tentaient de nettoyer la pollution mondiale.
I studied hard so that I could pass the examination. J'ai étudié dur afin d'être reçu à mon examen.
I tried to pretend I was something I wasn't. J'essayais de faire semblant d'être quelque chose que je n'étais pas.
She must have worked very hard. Elle a dû travailler beaucoup.
The boy tried to be a man and not cry. Le garçon essaya d'être un homme et de ne pas pleurer.
It is very hard to date this vase. Il est très dur de dater ce vase.
He tried to study all night, but in vain. Il essaya d'étudier toute la nuit, mais en vain.
He worked hard lest he should fail. Il a travaillé dur de peur d'échouer.
Shepherd tried to run and was shot. Shepherd a essayé de s'enfuir et a été abattu.
He works hard to achieve his goal. Il travaille dur pour atteindre son but.
He tried speaking French to us. Il a essayé de nous parler en français.
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