ils adoraient

adored, loved

→ adorer
ador to love, to adore + aient 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #36,799
adored, loved Often means “loved very much” in everyday use.
FR: Les enfants adoraient ce film.
EN: The children loved this film.
Conjugation of adorer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First adorais —
Second adorais —
Third adorait adoraient

Ses amies l’adoraient, et elle n’en trouvait pas à Spencerport.

Her friends adored her, and she couldn’t find any in Spencerport.

Tous nos professeurs étaient jeunes et adoraient enseigner.

All our teachers were young and loved teaching.

Les chauffeurs l'adoraient.

The drivers adored him.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Alors, on l'emmenait partout avec nous, tous nos amis l'adoraient.

So, we took him everywhere with us, and all our friends adored him.

— Grave (2017)

Ses parents m'adoraient.

His parents adored me.

Nos parents m'adoraient.

Our parents adored me.

Même après sa mort, ils l'adoraient comme un prophète ou un Dieu.

Even after his death, they worshipped him like a prophet or a god.

— Retour à Silent Hill (2026)

Tes parents m'adoraient.

Your parents adored me.

Les enfants adoraient me jouer des tours; et je présume que Dieu aussi.

The children loved playing tricks on me; and I presume God did too.

— Black (2005)