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ils moquaient

were making fun of, didn't care about

→ moquer
moqu to make fun of, to mock + aient they imperfect tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #42,746
were making fun of Used with *se* and *de*: *se moquer de quelqu’un* means “to make fun of someone.”
FR: Les enfants se moquaient de son chapeau.
EN: The children were making fun of his hat.
didn't care about Used with *se* and *de*: *ne pas s’en moquer* means “not to care about it.”
FR: Ils se moquaient de ce que les autres pensaient.
EN: They didn't care what other people thought.
Conjugation of moquer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First moquais —
Second moquais —
Third moquait moquaient

Ils se moquaient d'eux-mêmes.

They were making fun of themselves.

J'avais pas l'impression qu'ils se moquaient de moi.

I didn’t get the impression that they were making fun of me.

— Oh Boy (2012)

C'est rien, grand-mère, elles se moquaient de l'Italien.

It's nothing, Grandma, they were making fun of the Italian.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Tous les amis de Tom se moquaient de Marie.

All of Tom’s friends were making fun of Marie.

Les filles se moquaient de lui.

The girls made fun of him.