on parlait

we were talking

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we were talking In spoken French, on often means we.
FR: On parlait de nos vacances hier soir.
EN: We were talking about our vacation last night.

On parlait de capturer la nature dans l'art.

We were talking about capturing nature in art.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

On parlait du fait d'être homo en société.

We were talking about being gay in society.

— Elephant (2003)

On parlait de toi.

We were talking about you.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

On parlait de la robe de madame.

We were talking about Madam’s dress.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Si on parlait d'autre chose?

Shall we talk about something else?

On parlait, c'est tout.

We were just talking.

Ça n'a rien à voir avec ce dont on parlait.

That has nothing to do with what we were talking about.

On parlait de communauté.

We were talking about community.

— La Vague (2008)

On parlait du scénar.

We were talking about the script.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

On parlait de toi?

Were we talking about you?

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

On parlait de quoi?

What were we talking about?

On parlait.

We were talking.

Le genre d'expériences sexuelles dont on parlait?

The kind of sexual experiences we were talking about?

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

Parfois, on parlait jusqu'au lever du soleil.

Sometimes we talked until sunrise.

On parlait de l'arme de ton père.

We were talking about your father's weapon.

— Mystic River (2003)

On parlait fort.

They were speaking loudly.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

C'est de ça qu'on parlait.

That's what we were talking about.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)

On parlait d'un homme des cavernes, qui survit jusqu'à notre époque.

We were talking about a caveman who survives into our time.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

On parlait de vous.

We were talking about you.

On parlait de routine.

We were talking about routine.

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

De quoi on parlait?

What were we talking about?

On parlait de la collecte de fonds du printemps.

We were talking about the spring fundraiser.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

On parlait que de ça.

We talked about nothing but that.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)