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ils appelaient

called

→ appeler
appel to call, to phone + aient ils/elles imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #25,100
called Used for what people called someone or something in the past.
FR: Mes amis m’appelaient Alex.
EN: My friends called me Alex.
Conjugation of appeler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First appelais appelions
Second appelais appeliez
Third appelait appelaient

Est-ce que je peux savoir comment les deux enfants vous appelaient ?

May I know what the two children called you?

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)

Ils l'appelaient monsieur.

They called him sir.

Tous ces vaisseaux s'appelaient Enterprise.

All these ships were called Enterprise.

— Star Trek, le film (1979)

Les élèves l'appelaient Virus, pour Virus informatique.

The students called him Virus, short for computer virus.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Celle que les survivants appelaient Vina.

The one the survivors called Vina.

— Star Trek: The Cage (1965)

Un vent rouge, que les marins appelaient "l'Océan des Ténèbres".

A red wind, which sailors called “the Ocean of Darkness.”

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

Ils appelaient ce lac, "le lac sacré".

They called this lake “the sacred lake.”

— Shower (1999)

Je pense qu'ils l'appelaient Spartacus.

I think they called him Spartacus.

Ils m'appelaient Ghetto Pat, Rocket Man, des trucs comme ça.

They used to call me Ghetto Pat, Rocket Man, things like that.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Ils appelaient leur sœur.

They called their sister.

Ils s'appelaient presque tous Peter ou Paul.

Almost all of them were named Peter or Paul.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Les gens appelaient cela la religion.

People called it religion.

— PK (2014)

Comment s'appelaient-ils ?

What were their names?

Elles s'appelaient comment ?

What were their names?

Les gens l'appelaient par un intermédiaire.

People called him through an intermediary.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Leurs filles aussi s'appelaient Marie.

Their daughters were also named Marie.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Ils m'appelaient "Father Time".

They called me “Father Time.”

— The Big Sick (2017)