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on se disputait

we used to argue

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we used to argue “On” can mean “we” or “people” here; “se” indicates that the people were arguing with each other.
FR: On se disputait souvent pour des choses sans importance.
EN: We used to argue often about unimportant things.

On se disputait un peu, pas plus que les autres ménages.

We used to argue a bit—no more than other couples.

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

Je ne me souviens même pas pourquoi on se disputait.

I don't even remember what we were arguing about.

On se disputait sans arrêt.

We were arguing all the time.

— Oncle Boonmee (celui qui se souvient de ses vies antérieures) (2010)

De mon temps, on se disputait la bouffe, on jouait pas.

In my day, we fought over food, we didn't play.

— Interstellar (2014)

On se disputait pour savoir qui avait passé le pire week-end.

We were arguing about who had had the worst weekend.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

On se disputait tout le temps.

We were always arguing.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Quand on se disputait, il y revenait.

When we argued, he would bring it up again.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

On se disputait.

We were arguing.