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il ne faisait pas

wasn't doing; didn't

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phrase Rare #34,145
wasn't doing; didn't The negative imperfect form of faire. Depending on the expression and context, it can mean “wasn't doing,” “didn't,” or “it wasn't,” as in il ne faisait pas chaud (it wasn't hot) and il ne faisait pas attention (he wasn't paying attention).
FR: Il ne faisait pas attention aux instructions.
EN: He wasn't paying attention to the instructions.

Il ne faisait pas très froid hier.

It wasn't very cold yesterday.

Il ne faisait pas de cauchemars.

He wasn't having nightmares.

Sauf qu'il ne faisait pas quatre mètres.

Except it wasn't four meters.

— Solaris (1972)

Il ne faisait pas partie de notre famille.

He was not part of our family.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Leon a refusé l'entrée à un petit car il ne faisait pas votre signe.

Leon refused entry to a small coach because it didn’t display your symbol.

— La Vague (2008)

Il ne faisait pas très chaud la nuit dernière.

It wasn’t very warm last night.

Il ne faisait pas assez confiance à son frère pour se confier à lui.

He didn't trust his brother enough to confide in him.

Tom ne comprend pas, parce qu'il ne faisait pas attention.

Tom doesn't understand because he wasn't paying attention.