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il gisait

was lying

→ gésir
gis lie + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #38,339
was lying Literary; often used for someone or something lying motionless, especially if dead or injured.
FR: Un vieux sac gisait dans l’entrée.
EN: An old bag was lying in the entrance.
Conjugation of gésir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third gisait —

La poupée gisait au sol.

The doll was lying on the floor.

Au milieu de la salle l'homme gisait, immobile, couché sur le côté gauche.

In the middle of the room, the man lay motionless on his left side.

Le soldat gisait blessé sur le sol.

The soldier lay wounded on the ground.

Sur son lit d'hôpital, il gisait, pâle comme la mort.

Lying in his hospital bed, he was as pale as death.

Mais le nain gisait par terre, immobile.

But the dwarf lay motionless on the ground.

— Tesis (1996)

Une femme gisait devant lui, couverte de sang.

A woman lay before him, covered in blood.

L'oiseau mort gisait au bord du chemin.

The dead bird lay by the side of the road.

Quand j'ai découvert mon fils, il gisait au milieu de la rue.

When I found my son, he was lying in the middle of the street.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)