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je cherchais Exprime une action de recherche dans le passé. Peut aussi se traduire par « je recherchais » selon le contexte.

EN: I was looking for my keys all morning.

FR: Je cherchais mes clés toute la matinée.

I was looking for Lieutenant Singh.

Je cherchais le lieutenant Singh.

— The English Patient (1996)

I was looking for that.

C'est ce que je cherchais.

— A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

I found the key that I was looking for.

J’ai trouvé la clé que je cherchais.

This is just the book I was looking for.

C’est exactement le livre que je cherchais.

I was looking for one just like it.

J’en cherchais justement un comme celui-là.

— Summertime (1955)

I was looking for you.

Je te cherchais.

— Two Is a Family (2016)

I couldn't find the page I was looking for.

Je n’ai pas trouvé la page que je cherchais.

Oh, I-I was looking for my book.

Oh, je-cherchais mon livre.

— Rebecca (1940)

I was looking for him.

Je le cherchais.

I was looking for you to introduce you.

Je te cherchais pour te présenter.

— Almost Famous (2000)

Jack, I was looking for you.

Jack, je te cherchais.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

I stayed here, because I was looking for your cash.

Je suis resté ici parce que je cherchais votre argent.

— The Flowers of War (2011)

I was looking for a pair of scissors.

Je cherchais une paire de ciseaux.

I was looking for the right words.

Je cherchais les mots justes.

I have found what I was looking for.

J’ai trouvé ce que je cherchais.

I was looking for something, but couldn't find it.

Je cherchais quelque chose, mais je ne l’ai pas trouvé.

I was looking for my cash, buried under the gym.

Je cherchais mon argent, enfoui sous la salle de sport.

— Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)

This is just what I was looking for.

C’est exactement ce que je cherchais.

I was looking for you!

Je te cherchais !

— Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

I was looking for a quiet place.

Je cherchais un endroit calme.

— Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

I can 't find the page I was looking for.

Je ne trouve pas la page que je cherchais.

I was looking for you at the Philharmonic.

Je vous cherchais à la Philharmonie.

— The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

You are the one that I was looking for.

C’est toi que je cherchais.

You're just the person I was looking for.

C’est exactement la personne que je cherchais.

I was looking for something.

Je cherchais quelque chose.

— Perfect Strangers (2016)

I found the key I was looking for.

J’ai trouvé la clé que je cherchais.

That was the word I was looking for.

C’était le mot que je cherchais.

— Shrek (2001)

I was looking for my diary.

Je cherchais mon journal intime.

I was looking for you, boy.

Je te cherchais, mon garçon.

— American Gangster (2007)

What I was looking for was right before my eyes.

Ce que je cherchais était juste sous mes yeux.

I was looking for her.

Je la cherchais.

I was able to find the book I was looking for.

J’ai réussi à trouver le livre que je cherchais.

I was looking for you guys.

Je vous cherchais.

— The Tao of Steve (2000)

I found what I was looking for.

J'ai trouvé ce que je cherchais.