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il caressait

was stroking, was caressing

→ caresser
caress caress; stroke gently + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect or conditional
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #42,354
was stroking, was caressing Imperfect tense (ongoing/repeated action in the past).
FR: Elle caressait le chat sur le canapé.
EN: She was stroking the cat on the couch.
Conjugation of caresser
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third caressait —

Jelly Roll Moon ne jouait pas, il caressait les touches.

Jelly Roll Moon wasn't playing, he was caressing the keys.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Le soleil caressait son corps.

The sun caressed his body.

Ou alors, si on lui caressait les fesses à coups de règle ?

Or, what if we stroked his buttocks with a ruler?

— Solaris (1972)

Elle caressait le chat.

She was petting the cat.

Le vent caressait mes cheveux.

The wind caressed my hair.