How do you say we tried to telephone at the bank.

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Bonjour Robin !
I think you mean "We tried to call the bank.", which in French would be:
"Nous avons essayé d'appeler la banque."OR "Nous avons essayé de téléphoner à la banque."
-> appeler [quelqu'un] = to call [someone]-> téléphoner à [quelqu'un] = to phone [someone]
 I hope that's helpful! À bientôt !

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Bonsoir Robin,
Alors que nous étions à la banque, nous avons essayé de téléphoner.  
This is one way to phrase the statement in French.  I am quite sure that there are others.

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Thank you!

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Bonjour Aurélie,
I took the phrase to be that they tried calling someone while they, the caller, were at the bank.  Perhaps due to the fact of how the phrase was stated.  I also considered that they tried to call the bank.
Perhaps, the writer of the question can clarify the question somewhat.  If not, ce n'est pas grave,.
Obviously this is a type of contextual question.
Merci,
Bonne journée