Examples of using Were attempting in English and their translations into Spanish
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For if the Maya were attempting to warn us of a future cataclysm, could there be
Porque si los Mayas estaban tratando de advertirnos sobre un futuro cataclismo,¿podría haber allí otra evidencia dedefeating the sons of Abu Sa'id who were attempting to advance into Khurasan.
The British were attempting to blockade the port to stop valuable treasure convoys leaving for Spain.
Los británicos intentaron bloquear el puerto para impedir que los convoyes del tesoro americano partieran hacia España.During the Round Table meeting on 15 January 1990, news broke that demonstrators were attempting to storm the Stasi headquarters in East Berlin.
Durante la sesión de la Mesa Redonda del 15 de enero de 1990 llega la noticia de que los manifestantes intentan asaltar la central de la Stasi en Berlín Este.the ratites were attempting a return to their former supremacy.
estas aves intentaron recuperar su antigua supremacía.Eventually his signal was picked up by an outlying group of Phalanx who were attempting to contact their parent race, the Technarchy.
Finalmente, su señal fue captada por un grupo periférico de Phalanx que intentaba ponerse en contacto con su raza matriz, la Technarchy.Earlier on Richard Hammond and I were attempting to prove John F Clarkson wrong by turning a Reliant Robin into a spaceshuttle.
Hace un rato, Richard Hammond y yo intentábamos probar a John F. Clarkson que estaba equivocado convirtiendo un Reliant Robin en una lanzadera espacial.His delegation was also concerned that some developed countries were attempting to introduce minimum labour and environmental standards
También preocupa a su delegación que algunos países desarrollados intenten introducir en los acuerdos de comercio internacional normas laboralesAs they were attempting to sweep the mine field laid by the Velasco,
The people of Argentina were attempting to overcome that past
Those who attempted to change the words of Allah were attempting to invalidate Allah's teachings.
J& A, and I were attempting to find a good place to eat that served native Dominican food.
J& A y yo estábamos tratando de encontrar un buen lugar para comer donde sirvieran comida típicamente dominicana.Economists were attempting to determine whether a certain amount of inequality was the by-product of economic progress,
Los economistas tratan de determinar si un cierto grado de desigualdad es el subproducto del progreso económico,Anderson says that the colonists were attempting to build on what the Protheans left behind.
Thousands from the army were attempting to avoid military service through conscientious objection, desertion
Miles However, while most of the African countries were attempting to move forward,
Pero mientras la mayoría de los países africanos se esfuerzan por avanzar sin reparar en obstáculos,In 1978 evidence suggested that the Soviets were attempting to build a huge beam weapon near Semipalatinsk in the Ukraine.
En 1978, las evidencias indicaron que los soviéticos estaban tratando de fabricar… una gran arma Counterfeiters called"shovers" were attempting to flood our markets with fake currency to render it worthless.
Los falsificadores llamados"introductores" estaban intentando llenar nuestros mercados de dinero falso para hacerlo inútil.The Commission is also continuing to look into reports that certain individuals were attempting to broker a rapprochement to diffuse these tensions by developing alternative channels of communication.
La Comisión asimismo continúa investigando alegaciones de que ciertas personas trataron de mediar para lograr un acercamiento a efectos de atenuar esas tensiones mediante cauces de comunicación alternativos.The Government responded on 29 November that these members were attempting to create unrest
El Gobierno respondió, con fecha de 29 de noviembre, que estos miembros estaban intentando crear desórdenes
