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il clochait

was limping, was off, wasn't right

→ clocher
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #34,720
was limping
FR: Après sa chute, il clochait un peu.
EN: After his fall, he was limping a little.
was off, wasn't right Often used in the expression « Ça cloche » (Something’s wrong / Something doesn’t add up).
FR: Son histoire clochait, alors je lui ai posé plus de questions.
EN: His story was off, so I asked him more questions.
Conjugation of clocher
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third clochait —

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

I knew something was wrong with that young man.

— Cold Storage (2026)

Et si quelque chose clochait ?

What if something was wrong?

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.

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

Something was wrong in Sami's life.

Quelque chose clochait.

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)

Rien ne clochait.

Nothing was wrong.