on faisait

we used to do

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phrase Uncommon #18,737
we used to do Imperfect tense of faire with on, often meaning "we used to" or "we were" depending on context.
FR: Quand on était enfants, on faisait souvent des gâteaux avec ma mère.
EN: When we were children, we often made cakes with my mother.

On faisait les courses au marché.

We were shopping at the market.

Je vais le jeter, comme on faisait avant.

I'm going to throw it away, like we used to do.

— Silent Voice (2016)

On faisait des terroristes qui prennent en otage un avion.

We were making terrorists who take an airplane hostage.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

En surface, on faisait comme si de rien n'était.

On the surface, we acted as if nothing had happened.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Comme si on faisait du camping.

It's like we're camping.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Entrez, on faisait la fête.

Come in, we were having a party.

— Avengers (2012)

On faisait tout ensemble.

We did everything together.

On faisait les poubelles.

We used to go through the trash.

— The Mermaid (2016)

Je venais souvent, quand on faisait équipe.

I used to come often when we were in a team.

On faisait l'amour tout le temps.

We made love all the time.

Avant, on faisait beaucoup de choses ensemble.

Before, we did a lot of things together.

On faisait ça pour les gosses.

We did it for the kids.

Si on faisait sauter le sommet, on aurait accès à la surface.

If we blew up the top, we would have access to the surface.

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

On faisait rien que bouffer là-dedans.

All we did in there was eat.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

On faisait le point chaque semaine.

We had a weekly review.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

On faisait de l'alcool au labo de chimie et on le cachait derrière le tableau.

We used to make alcohol in the chemistry lab and hide it behind the blackboard.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

On faisait ça.

That's what we used to do.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Même le mec à côté, il a frappé tellement on faisait du bordel.

Even the guy next to us hit us because we were making such a mess.

— La Haine (1995)

On faisait rien, je le jure!

We weren't doing anything, I swear!

— Divorce à l'italienne (1961)