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je cherchais

I was looking for

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phrase Common #8,501
I was looking for Used for an ongoing or habitual search in the past.
FR: Je cherchais mes clés partout.
EN: I was looking for my keys everywhere.

Tu es l'homme que je cherchais.

You are the man I was looking for.

Je cherchais de la morphine.

I was looking for morphine.

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

Je cherchais mon journal intime.

I was looking for my diary.

C'est précisément le livre que je cherchais.

This is precisely the book I was looking for.

Je cherchais les bons mots.

I was looking for the right words.

C'est vous que je cherchais.

You're the one I was looking for.

— Le Miroir (1975)

Je cherchais quelque chose, mais je n'ai pu le trouver.

I was looking for something, but I couldn't find it.

Je cherchais un livre.

I was looking for a book.

— Rebecca (1940)

Ce que je cherchais était précisément là sous mes yeux.

What I was looking for was right there in front of my eyes.

C'est précisément le dictionnaire que je cherchais.

This is precisely the dictionary I was looking for.

Je cherchais de l'anti-limaces.

I was looking for slug killer.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Non, je cherchais ça.

No, that's what I was looking for.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Avez-vous trouvé ce que je cherchais ?

Did you find what I was looking for?

— White Snake (2019)

C'est exactement la vidéo que je cherchais.

This is exactly the video I was looking for.

Même si je cherchais à le détruire ?

Even if I were trying to destroy it?

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : Le train de l'Infini (2020)

Mais je cherchais au mauvais endroit.

But I was looking in the wrong place.

— Bugonia (2025)

C'est étrange, c'est exactement ce que je cherchais.

That's strange, it's exactly what I was looking for.

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Je cherchais de vieux vêtements.

I was looking for old clothes.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Je n'ai pas trouvé l'information que je cherchais.

I didn't find the information I was looking for.

Je cherchais du travail.

I was looking for work.

Vous êtes exactement la personne que je cherchais.

You are exactly the person I was looking for.

C'est la clé que je cherchais.

This is the key I was looking for.

C'est le mot que je cherchais.

That's the word I was looking for.

— La La Land (2016)

Il m'a demandé ce que je cherchais.

He asked me what I was looking for.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Je n'ai jamais trouvé ce que je cherchais.

I never found what I was looking for.

Je cherchais quelqu'un.

I was looking for someone.

C'est le chapeau que je cherchais.

That's the hat I was looking for.

C'est une femme comme toi que je cherchais.

It's a woman like you I was looking for.

Vous êtes l'homme que je cherchais.

You are the man I was looking for.

Je cherchais le troll.

I was looking for the troll.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Je crois avoir trouvé ce que je cherchais.

I think I've found what I was looking for.

C'est ce que je cherchais.

This is what I was looking for.

— Silent Voice (2016)

Je cherchais à te punir.

I was trying to punish you.

— Picnic (1955)

Je cherchais une paire de ciseaux.

I was looking for a pair of scissors.

Je cherchais quelque chose.

I was looking for something.

Je cherchais un indice !

I was looking for a clue!

— Serie Noire (1979)

J'ai trouvé ce que je cherchais.

I found what I was looking for.

C'est vous que je cherchais, mon général.

It’s you I was looking for, General.

— Out of It (1978)

Je cherchais un truc.

I was looking for something.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Je cherchais de la nourriture.

I was looking for food.

Je cherchais la grande beauté.

I was searching for great beauty.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

C'est exactement ce que je cherchais.

This is exactly what I was looking for.

— Love Actually (2003)

Je cherchais juste quelqu'un qui pourrait voir ce que je vois.

I was just looking for someone who could see what I see.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Je cherchais un bateau à acheter quand j'ai été appelé.

I was looking for a boat to buy when I got a call.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Je cherchais un endroit calme.

I was looking for a quiet place.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Ils ont cru que je cherchais un secret quelconque.

They thought I was looking for some secret.

Le père Franz m'a enfin trouvé ce livre que je cherchais.

Father Franz finally found me the book I was looking for.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Je cherchais seulement à rentrer dans mes fonds.

I was only trying to break even.

— 2046 (2004)

Je cherchais ma famille.

I was looking for my family.

— Nos années sauvages (1990)

Voilà ce que je cherchais.

This is what I was looking for.

Je cherchais mon journal.

I was looking for my newspaper.

Parce que je cherchais de l'argent.

Because I was looking for money.

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

L'homme que je cherchais.

The man I was looking for.

Quand je cherchais mon cerf-volant, je les ai vus se battre !

While I was looking for my kite, I saw them fighting!

— Ip Man (2008)

C'était ouvert et je cherchais le marteau.

It was open, and I was looking for the hammer.

— Volver (2006)

Tu es celle que je cherchais !

You're the one I was looking for!

— The Garden of Sinners, film 5 : Spirale contradictoire (2008)

Qu'est-ce que je cherchais ?

What was I looking for?