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nous disposions

were arranging, had available

→ disposer
dis away; apart + pos to put down, to set (down) + ions we imperfect indicative / subjunctive ending
verb · first plural · imperfect indicative Rare #37,583
were arranging
FR: Nous disposions les chaises dans la salle.
EN: We were arranging the chairs in the room.
had available Used in the expression « disposer de »; the exact translation depends on context.
FR: Nous disposions de peu de temps pour terminer le projet.
EN: We had little time available to finish the project.
Conjugation of disposer
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First dispose disposions
Second disposes —
Third dispose disposent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First — disposions

Nous disposions d'un large public.

We had a large audience.

La seule dont nous disposions est celle-ci.

The only one we have is this one.

Nous ne disposions pas d'eau potable.

We had no drinking water.

Nous disposions d'un peu d'eau.

We had a little water.

J'ignorais, mon Führer, que nous disposions de telles réserves.

I was unaware, my Führer, that we had such reserves.

— La Chute (2004)

Nous ne disposions que de peu d'eau.

We only had a small amount of water.