what he was saying

ce qu’il disait

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ce qu’il disait Désigne le contenu de ses paroles.
EN: I couldn’t understand what he was saying.
FR: Je ne comprenais pas ce qu’il disait.

Confused, the person blurted out, "Thanks," before he knew what he was saying.

Perdu, il a lâché un « Merci » avant même de comprendre ce qu’il disait.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

She found it impossible to understand what he was saying.

Elle trouvait impossible de comprendre ce qu’il disait.

I found it difficult to understand what he was saying.

J’ai eu du mal à comprendre ce qu’il disait.

I thought about what he was saying.

J’ai réfléchi à ce qu’il disait.

I affected not to understand what he was saying.

J’ai fait semblant de ne pas comprendre ce qu’il disait.

Could you make out what he was saying?

As-tu réussi à comprendre ce qu’il disait ?

I understood what he was saying, the signals he was sending me.

J'ai compris ce qu'il disait, les signaux qu'il m'envoyait.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

I'm sure he didn't know what he was saying.

Je suis sûr qu’il ne savait pas ce qu’il disait.

— Summertime (1955)

Do you know what he was saying?

Savez-vous ce qu'il disait ?

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

I took note of what he was saying.

J’ai pris note de ce qu’il disait.

I concentrated on what he was saying.

Je me suis concentré sur ce qu’il disait.

I pretended not to understand what he was saying.

J’ai fait semblant de ne pas comprendre ce qu’il disait.

Did you hear what he was saying to her?

As-tu entendu ce qu'il lui disait ?

— Mercy (2026)

Frankly speaking, it was difficult for me to make out what he was saying.

Franchement, j’ai eu du mal à comprendre ce qu’il disait.

At the start I didn't understand what he was saying.

Au début, je ne comprenais pas ce qu’il disait.

I got the gist of what he was saying.

J’ai compris l’essentiel de ce qu’il disait.