il moquait

was making fun of, used to make fun of, didn't care that

→ moquer
moqu to make fun of, to mock + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #26,266
was making fun of, used to make fun of Usually used as se moquer de quelqu’un or quelque chose.
FR: Il se moquait de son frère.
EN: He was making fun of his brother.
didn't care that In this meaning, used as se moquer que.
FR: Elle se moquait qu’il soit en retard.
EN: She didn't care that he was late.
Conjugation of moquer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First moquais —
Second moquais —
Third moquait moquaient

Il se moquait.

He was mocking.

Partir pour l'étranger, juste après, il se moquait de toi.

As soon as you left for abroad, he was making fun of you.

— Our Times (2015)

Elle se moquait que ses histoires finissent par un drame.

She didn't care that her stories ended in tragedy.

— 2046 (2004)

C'est dur à croire mais on se moquait bien de Jules Verne, non ?

It's hard to believe, but we really did make fun of Jules Verne, didn't we?

— Ouvre les yeux (1997)

Je me cachais parce qu'Olive Hornby se moquait de mes lunettes.

I was hiding because Olive Hornby made fun of my glasses.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Papa, c'est Aonung qui se moquait de Kiri.

Dad, it was Aonung who was making fun of Kiri.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Tom se moquait souvent du professeur.

Tom often made fun of the teacher.

Elle se moquait de son mari.

She made fun of her husband.

C'est comme s'il se moquait de nous.

It's as if he were making fun of us.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Elle se moquait de moi !

She was making fun of me!

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

On ne se moquait pas de toi.

We weren't making fun of you.

Il n'a jamais eu la vie facile, tout le monde se moquait de lui.

He never had it easy; everyone made fun of him.

— Akira (1988)

La victime se moquait de moi systématiquement.

The victim systematically mocked me.

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

Mais je ne comprenais pas pourquoi tout le monde se moquait de moi.

But I didn’t understand why everyone was making fun of me.

— PK (2014)

Il ne savait rien, et s'en moquait.

He knew nothing, and didn’t care.

— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)

Mary se moquait de lui.

Mary laughed at him.