je dormais

I was sleeping

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phrase Uncommon #18,284
I was sleeping Imperfect tense: describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
FR: Quand tu as appelé, je dormais déjà.
EN: When you called, I was already sleeping.

Je dormais pas.

I wasn't sleeping.

Moi, non, je dormais.

Not me, I was asleep.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Je dormais, ils m'ont réveillé.

I was sleeping, and they woke me up.

— Amarcord (1973)

J'y ai réfléchi sérieusement hier soir quand je dormais a coté de toi.

I gave it serious thought last night while I was sleeping next to you.

— Suspiria (1977)

Je dormais profondément.

I was sleeping soundly.

D'abord, je dormais.

First, I was sleeping.

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)

Samedi soir, quand il est rentré, je dormais.

Saturday night, when he came home, I was asleep.

— Mystic River (2003)

On m'a dérobé mon sac à main et mon billet tandis que je dormais dans le train.

My handbag and ticket were stolen while I was sleeping on the train.

Il est venu tandis que je dormais encore.

He came while I was still asleep.

La nuit je dormais pratiquement dessus.

At night I practically slept on it.

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Que je dormais.

That I was asleep.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je dormais.

I was sleeping.

— Mystic River (2003)

Moi, je dormais.

I was asleep.

— [REC] (2007)

Vous étiez pendant que je dormais?

Were you there while I was sleeping?

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Je dormais sur le canapé du salon.

I was sleeping on the living room couch.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

J'ai tout vu parce que je dormais ici.

I saw everything because I was sleeping here.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Je dormais dans la vie réelle.

I was asleep in real life.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Est-ce que je dormais?

Was I asleep?

— Fight Club (1999)

Il avait l'habitude de mouiller mon lit quand je dormais.

He used to wet my bed while I was asleep.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Je dormais à moitié.

I was half-asleep.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Il vint tandis que je dormais encore.

He came while I was still asleep.