il exprimait

was expressing

→ exprimer
exprim express + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #37,760
was expressing
FR: Elle exprimait clairement son opinion.
EN: She was clearly expressing her opinion.
Conjugation of exprimer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third exprimait

Il s'exprimait très bien en anglais.

He expressed himself very well in English.

Son sourire exprimait la joie.

Her smile expressed joy.

On exprimait son bonheur, mais sur un piano qui n'était pas infini.

They expressed their happiness, but on a piano that was not infinite.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Elle exprimait son idée au travers d'illustrations.

She conveyed her idea through illustrations.

Elle s'exprimait bien, mais rien de ce qu'elle disait n'était vrai.

She expressed herself well, but nothing she said was true.

Son visage exprimait qu'il était ennuyé.

His face showed that he was annoyed.