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ils criaient

were shouting, were yelling

→ crier
cri to shout, to yell + aient ils/elles imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #43,076
were shouting, were yelling Can also mean “were crying out.”
FR: Les enfants criaient dans la cour.
EN: The children were shouting in the courtyard.
Conjugation of crier
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third criait criaient

Il y avait des professeurs qui criaient.

There were teachers shouting.

Tous les garçons criaient.

All the boys were screaming.

Sami et Layla criaient dans les montagnes russes.

Sami and Layla were screaming on the roller coaster.

Qu'est-ce qu'ils criaient ?

What were they shouting?

— Dune : Première partie (2021)

Dans la nuit criaient les mouettes.

In the night the seagulls cried.

À l’avant, les gens s’étaient levés et criaient.

Up front, people had stood up and were shouting.