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il coulait

was flowing, was running, was sinking

→ couler
coul to flow, to run (liquid) + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #36,481
was flowing, was running
FR: L’eau coulait sous le pont.
EN: The water was flowing under the bridge.
was sinking
FR: Le bateau coulait après la tempête.
EN: The boat was sinking after the storm.
Conjugation of couler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third coulait coulaient

Le doigt de Sophie saignait si fort, que le sang coulait à terre.

Sophie's finger was bleeding so badly that the blood was running onto the ground.

Quand j'étais jeune, il y coulait un joli ruisseau.

When I was young, a lovely stream flowed there.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Quand j’ai transpercé sa tête avec mon épée et son sang coulait sur mon visage.

When I pierced his head with my sword and his blood was running down my face.

— Predator : Badlands (2025)

Sami a reçu une balle dans la tête et son cerveau coulait comme du fromage.

Sami was shot in the head and his brain was oozing out like cheese.

Autrefois, elle coulait.

It used to flow.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Quand le bossu l'a pris, elle coulait plus.

When the hunchback took it, it stopped flowing.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Le sang coulait de sa blessure.

Blood was flowing from his wound.