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on se disputait

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argued Used informally with on meaning “we.” Can also imply fighting over something, depending on context.
FR: On se disputait souvent quand on était enfants.
EN: We used to argue a lot when we were kids.

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.

We were arguing.

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)

Je ne me souviens même pas pourquoi on se disputait.

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

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 un peu, pas plus que les autres ménages.

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

— Les Diaboliques (1955)