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il mourait

was dying

m u . ʁ ɛ → mourir
mour die + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #23,626
was dying Imperfect tense (third-person singular) of « mourir »; often used for an ongoing situation in the past.
FR: Sans eau, la plante mourait peu à peu.
EN: Without water, the plant was dying little by little.
Conjugation of mourir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mourais —
Second mourais —
Third mourait mouraient

Tom a dit qu'il mourait de faim.

Tom said he was starving.

Tom mourait de faim.

Tom was starving.

Il mourait d'envie de l'embrasser.

He was dying to kiss her.

Si jamais il mourait.

If he were ever to die.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Tom mourait de soif.

Tom was dying of thirst.

Elle mourait.

She was dying.

— Projet Dernière Chance (2026)

Il mourait de faim.

He was starving.

— Vivre ! (1994)

Je pensais à comment ce serait si elle mourait.

I was thinking about what it would be like if she died.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Si Neto mourait, Baiano serait complètement et définitivement foutu.

If Neto died, Baiano would be completely and utterly screwed.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Cinq mois plus tard le héros de ce récit mourait.

Five months later, the hero of this story died.

— Vivre (1952)

Le mec mourait dans mes bras.

The guy was dying in my arms.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Marie mourait.

Mary was dying.

Mon peuple mourait de faim.

My people were dying of hunger.

— Avatar : De feu et de cendres (2025)

William mourait de rire.

William was dying of laughter.

Quand je l'ai trouvé, il mourait de faim.

When I found him, he was starving.

— Anaconda (2025)

Sounds similar to

pourrait p u . ʁ ɛ marais m a . ʁ ɛ mouron m u . ʁ ɔ̃