was saying, said
Mais comme je le disais, attendons la décision du conseil.
But as I was saying, let's wait for the council's decision.
— Salé, Sucré (1994)
Il faisait semblant de ne pas pouvoir entendre ce que je lui disais.
He pretended he couldn't hear what I was saying.
Yoshikawa, tu ne disais pas la même chose il y a un an ?
Yoshikawa, didn't you say the same thing a year ago?
— Audition (2000)
Tu me disais, la ville c'est une force.
You were telling me that the city is a force.
— Le Frère (1997)
Si je te le disais, je devrais te tuer.
If I told you, I'd have to kill you.
Were you saying something?
C'est ce que je lui disais aussi.
That's what I was telling him/her too.
— La grande bellezza (2013)