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il coulait

was flowing, flowed, was running

→ couler
coul to bring down, to ruin + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #44,351
was flowing, flowed, was running
FR: L’eau coulait du robinet.
EN: The water was running from the tap.
Conjugation of couler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third coulait coulaient

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)

Le sang coulait de sa blessure.

Blood was flowing from his wound.

Du sang coulait de son crâne, mêlé à des débris de cervelle.

Blood was running from his skull, mixed with bits of brain.

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)

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.