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il gardait

kept, was keeping

→ garder
gard to keep, to hold on to + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #25,871
kept, was keeping
FR: Elle gardait les lettres dans un tiroir.
EN: She kept the letters in a drawer.
Conjugation of garder
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First gardais —
Second gardais gardiez
Third gardait —

À cette époque, on les gardait dans du coton.

Back then, they were treated with kid gloves.

— Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Elle le gardait dans un coffre.

She kept it in a trunk.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Ça a bien compris qu'on la gardait à l'œil.

She got the message that we were keeping an eye on her.

— Bugonia (2025)

Layla gardait un secret.

Layla was keeping a secret.

Elle lui gardait rancune à cause de cette affaire.

She held a grudge against him because of this affair.

Il le croyait dangereux et il le gardait dans son hangar.

He thought it was dangerous, so he kept it in his shed.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Holkar ne les gardait pas ici.

Holkar didn't keep them here.

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

Il gardait le barrage de Yichang.

He was guarding the Yichang dam.

— Still Life (2006)

Et si on gardait la thune ?

What if we kept the money?

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Tom gardait le silence.

Tom remained silent.

Mais on n'en gardait que la moitié.

But we only kept half of it.

— Carandiru (2003)

Jacques avoua seulement qu'il gardait Véronica en otage.

Jacques only admitted that he was holding Veronica hostage.

— Le Petit Soldat (1963)

Elle le gardait précieusement avant de devenir folle.

She treasured it before she went mad.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

L'acrobate gardait l'équilibre sur la corde.

The acrobat kept her balance on the tightrope.

Tout ce qu’il faisait, il le gardait pour lui.

He kept everything he did to himself.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Elle gardait tous les médicaments hors de portée des enfants.

She kept all medicines out of reach of children.