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il disparaissait

was disappearing, was vanishing, was fading

→ disparaître
dis away; apart + paraiss to seem, to appear + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #35,585
was disappearing, was vanishing, was fading
FR: Le soleil disparaissait derrière les montagnes.
EN: The sun was disappearing behind the mountains.
Conjugation of disparaître
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third disparaissait —

C'était un maître du déguisement, qui apparaissait et disparaissait à volonté.

He was a master of disguise, appearing and disappearing at will.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

La colline disparaissait sous la neige.

The hill disappeared under the snow.

Avant, l’Ombre disparaissait toujours après un coup et restait silencieux.

Previously, the Shadow always disappeared after a blow and remained silent.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

C'était pas la première fois qu'elle disparaissait.

It wasn't the first time she'd disappeared.

— Volver (2006)

Le reste du monde disparaissait.

The rest of the world was disappearing.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

L'humour du texte disparaissait.

The humor in the text was lost.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Mais plus Linguini expliquait, plus le sourire d'Ego disparaissait.

But the more Linguini explained, the more Ego’s smile faded.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Et disparaissait toujours.

And it always disappeared.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

C'est comme s'il disparaissait.

It's as if he were disappearing.

— Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (2019)

Ça serait dommage si un tel mot disparaissait.

It would be a shame if such a word disappeared.