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nous appelions

used to call, called, call, named

→ appeler
appel to call, to phone + ions we imperfect or subjunctive ending
verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 1st-person plural Rare #51,612
used to call, called This form can also mean “call” after expressions such as “il faut que” (“it is necessary that”).
FR: À cette époque, nous appelions souvent notre mère.
EN: At that time, we used to call our mother often.
call Used after expressions such as “il faut que” (“it is necessary that”).
FR: Il faut que nous appelions un taxi.
EN: We need to call a taxi.
called, named Used when giving someone or something a name or label.
FR: Nous appelions ce petit café « notre bureau ».
EN: We called this little café “our office.”
Conjugation of appeler
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First appelle appelions
Second appelles appeliez
Third appelle appellent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First appelais appelions
Second appelais appeliez
Third appelait appelaient

Il faut que nous appelions quelqu'un.

We need to call someone.

Il va attendre que nous l'appelions.

He will wait for us to call him.

Nous les appelions les soldats perdus.

We called them the lost soldiers.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Elle ne savait même pas comment nous nous appelions.

She didn't even know what our names were.