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ils mouraient

were dying

→ mourir
mour die + aient they were ...ing (imperfect past)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #37,241
were dying Imperfect tense (they).
FR: Pendant la guerre, beaucoup de gens mouraient de faim.
EN: During the war, many people were dying of hunger.
Conjugation of mourir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mourais —
Second mourais —
Third mourait mouraient

Mes semblables mouraient de faim.

My fellow men were dying of hunger.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Ils mouraient.

They were dying.

Mais les Français mouraient plutôt que de parler.

But the French died rather than speak.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Beaucoup d'officiels mouraient de faim.

Many officials were starving.

Dans les maisons où elle entrait, les enfants mouraient.

In the houses she entered, the children died.

— Night Watch (2004)

Elles mouraient.

They were dying.