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ils disputaient

were arguing

→ disputer
disput argue, quarrel + aient they were ...ing (imperfect past)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #33,169
were arguing
FR: Les deux voisins se disputaient à propos du bruit.
EN: The two neighbors were arguing about the noise.
Conjugation of disputer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — disputaient

Daniel nous dit que, quand ses parents se disputaient, il s'en allait.

Daniel tells us that whenever his parents argued, he would leave.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Ils se disputaient.

They were arguing.

— Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990)

Sami et Layla se disputaient tout le temps.

Sami and Layla argued all the time.

Ils se disputaient quant à la façon de nous cuire.

They were arguing about how to cook us.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Ils se disputaient tout le temps.

They argued all the time.

Quand tes parents se disputaient, comment ça se passait ?

When your parents argued, what was it like?

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Mes parents se disputaient tout le temps quand j'étais petit.

My parents used to argue all the time when I was little.

Ils se disputaient à ce sujet là-haut.

They were arguing about it up there.

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)