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je fuyais

was fleeing, was running away from, was avoiding

→ fuir
fuy flee; run away + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #47,013
was fleeing, was running away from, was avoiding The same form is used with je and tu.
FR: Je fuyais le bruit et les disputes.
EN: I was avoiding noise and arguments.
Conjugation of fuir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First fuyais —
Second fuyais —
Third fuyait —

C'était son père que je fuyais alors et maintenant, je vais à sa recherche.

It was her father I was fleeing from then, and now I’m going to look for him.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Tu fuyais tes soucis ?

Were you running away from your problems?

— Un Soleil (2019)

Je fuyais.

I was running away.

— Oncle Boonmee (celui qui se souvient de ses vies antérieures) (2010)

Je la fuyais, je fuyais l'émotion, les rêves, les souvenirs, tout.

I was running away from her; I was running away from emotion, dreams, memories—everything.

— Malèna (2000)

Je fuyais aussi, mais je n'étais pas seule.

I was running away too, but I wasn’t alone.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)