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il approchait

was approaching, was getting closer

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approch to approach, to come closer + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #21,153
was approaching, was getting closer
FR: Le train approchait de la gare.
EN: The train was approaching the station.
Conjugation of approcher
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third approchait —

Mais la date de l'élection approchait.

But election day was approaching.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

Une tempête s'approchait de notre ville.

A storm was approaching our city.

Noël approchait.

Christmas was approaching.

Alors que la date du mariage approchait, Tom a commencé à avoir des doutes.

As the wedding date approached, Tom began to have doubts.

La date approchait.

The date was drawing near.

Sa description approchait de la vérité.

His description was close to the truth.

Le train s'approchait de la ville.

The train was approaching the city.

Pendant ce temps, un autre bateau pirate s’approchait de notre flanc bâbord.

Meanwhile, another pirate ship was closing in on our port side.

"Ne me fais pas peur" hurla-t-elle alors qu'il l'approchait par derrière.

“Don’t scare me!” she screamed as he approached her from behind.

Sa défaite au Gouffre de Helm lui a montré que l'héritier d'Elendil approchait.

His defeat at Helm’s Deep showed him that Elendil’s heir was approaching.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

L'avion approchait Londres.

The plane was approaching London.

Une voiture s'approchait d'ici.

A car was approaching here.

Elle approchait, elle est venue au bateau.

She was approaching; she came to the boat.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Suellen approchait du présent.

Suellen was approaching the present.

Passepartout était devenu plus impatient à mesure qu'il s'approchait du but.

Passepartout had grown more impatient as he drew closer to his goal.

Il s'approchait de la gare.

He was approaching the station.

Tom s'approchait de Marie.

Tom was approaching Marie.

Marie approchait.

Mary was approaching.

Et j'aperçus Rozaine qui s'approchait.

And I caught sight of Rozaine approaching.

Soudain, elle aperçut Velmont qui s'approchait.

Suddenly, she spotted Velmont approaching.

Nosferatu voyageait avec lui et la catastrophe approchait de Wisborg.

Nosferatu was traveling with him and disaster was approaching Wisborg.

— Nosferatu (1922)