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il couchait

was going to bed, was lying down

→ coucher
couch to put to bed, to lay down + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #34,389
was going to bed, was lying down Imperfect form of « coucher ». Depending on context it can also mean “was putting (someone) to bed / was laying (something) down.”
FR: Il couchait tard le samedi soir.
EN: He went to bed late on Saturday night.
Conjugation of coucher
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third couchait —

Et c'était la seule qui couchait.

And she was the only one who slept with him.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Par contre, mon père couchait souvent avec des femmes à droite à gauche.

On the other hand, my father often slept with women here and there.

Les gens, ils adorent raconter qu'il couchait avec sa secrétaire.

People love telling the story that he was sleeping with his secretary.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

Tu veux dire il couchait avec sa secrétaire ?

You mean he was sleeping with his secretary?

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

C'était la dernière fois qu'on couchait ensemble.

That was the last time we slept together.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Vous voulez savoir quand et où il couchait avec moi ?

Do you want to know when and where he was sleeping with me?

— Trois couleurs : Bleu (1993)

Sami couchait avec Layla.

Sami was sleeping with Layla.

Il couchait avec sa prof.

He slept with his teacher.