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il clochait

was wrong, was amiss

→ clocher
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #39,853
was wrong, was amiss Often used when something seems not quite right.
FR: Quelque chose clochait dans le plan.
EN: Something was wrong with the plan.
Conjugation of clocher
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third clochait —

Et si quelque chose clochait ?

What if something was wrong?

Rien ne clochait.

Nothing was wrong.

Quelque chose clochait.

Something was wrong.

Je me disais bien que quelque chose clochait avec ce jeune homme.

I knew something was wrong with that young man.

— Cold Storage (2026)

Quelque chose clochait avec l'horloge.

Something was wrong with the clock.

Tom a commencé à soupçonner que quelque chose clochait.

Tom began to suspect something was wrong.

Au début, je pensais que quelque chose clochait chez moi.

At first, I thought there was something wrong with me.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Il y avait quelque chose qui clochait dans la vie de Sami.

Something was wrong in Sami's life.