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il fixait

was staring at, was gazing at

→ fixer
fix to stare at, to gaze at + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #40,346
was staring at, was gazing at In this meaning, it does not mean “was fixing.”
FR: Elle fixait le tableau.
EN: She was staring at the painting.
Conjugation of fixer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third fixait —

Elle fixait ce ciel rond en espérant qu'on lui vienne en aide.

She stared at that round sky, hoping someone would come to her aid.

— Burning (2018)

Tom était inconscient que Mary le fixait des yeux.

Tom was unaware that Mary was staring at him.

Il retint son souffle tandis qu'il la fixait.

He held his breath as he stared at her.

Son regard qui me fixait troublait complètement mon imagination.

The look he gave me completely unsettled my imagination.

— Sous la chaleur du soleil (1994)

Le chien de Sami me fixait du regard.

Sami’s dog was staring at me.

Un policier fixait un piéton suspect.

A police officer stared at a suspicious pedestrian.

Tom fixait une photo du regard.

Tom stared at a photo.