ils adoraient

loved, adored

→ adorer
ador to adore; to love (really like) + aient 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #33,891
loved, adored Imperfect tense (they).
FR: Quand ils étaient enfants, ils adoraient aller à la plage.
EN: When they were children, they loved going to the beach.
Conjugation of adorer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First adorais
Second adorais
Third adorait adoraient

Tous nos amis l'adoraient.

All our friends adored him.

— Grave (2017)

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)

Nos parents m'adoraient.

Our 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)

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)

Ses parents m'adoraient.

His parents adored me.

Tes parents m'adoraient.

Your parents adored me.