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ils ignoraient

didn't know, were unaware of, ignored

→ ignorer
ignor ignore + aient they imperfect tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #46,296
didn't know, were unaware of
FR: Ils ignoraient la réponse.
EN: They didn't know the answer.
ignored
FR: Ils ignoraient les appels.
EN: They ignored the calls.
Conjugation of ignorer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ignorais —
Second ignorais ignoriez
Third ignorait ignoraient

À diverses occasions, il put constater que les domestiques ignoraient son nom.

On several occasions, he found that the servants didn’t know his name.

Elles l'ignoraient elles-mêmes.

They themselves were unaware of it.

Ils ignoraient que la peur l'en empêchait.

They didn’t know that fear was preventing him from doing it.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Ils l'ignoraient eux-mêmes.

They themselves were unaware of it.

Ils ignoraient que c'était illégal.

They didn’t know it was illegal.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)