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ils portaient

were wearing, wore

p ɔ ʁ . t ɛ → porter
port to wear + aient 3rd person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #19,653
were wearing, wore
FR: Les enfants portaient des manteaux.
EN: The children were wearing coats.
Conjugation of porter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First portais —
Second portais portiez
Third portait portaient

Ils portaient des bouts de ferraille de trois tonnes.

They were carrying three-ton chunks of scrap metal.

— Le Salaire de la peur (1953)

Ils se portaient bien.

They were doing well.

Ils ne portent pas de lunettes, mais ils en portaient.

They don't wear glasses, but they used to.

Les voleurs portaient des gants.

The thieves wore gloves.

Tom et Mary portaient leurs nouveaux chapeaux.

Tom and Mary were wearing their new hats.

Heureusement, tous les passagers portaient leur ceinture.

Fortunately, all passengers were wearing their seatbelts.

La plupart des membres de la Cloche portaient le tatouage.

Most members of the Bell wore the tattoo.

Par superstition, on croyait que les femmes portaient malheur.

Out of superstition, people believed women brought bad luck.

— The Road Home (1999)

Elles portaient des habits rouges.

They were wearing red clothes.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Tom et Marie portaient des bonnets de Père Noël.

Tom and Marie wore Santa hats.

Les deux filles portaient la même robe au bal.

Both girls wore the same dress to the ball.

Les deux motards portaient des casques.

Both motorcyclists were wearing helmets.

Ils portaient des masques.

They wore masks.

Deux d’entre eux portaient des sabres d’abordage.

Two of them were carrying boarding sabers.

Tous les braqueurs portaient un masque.

All the robbers wore masks.

Mais ces arbres, cette végétation, portaient-ils des feuilles ?

But did these trees, this vegetation, have leaves?

— Solaris (1972)

Qui ne portaient qu'un seul bouclier.

Who carried only a single shield.

— Picnic (1955)

Les soldats portaient des casques en acier.

The soldiers wore steel helmets.

La plupart des soldats portaient du vert.

Most of the soldiers wore green.

Tous portaient du noir.

They all wore black.

Elles se portaient bien.

They were doing well.

Pour éviter toute confusion, les équipes portaient des couleurs différentes.

To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colors.

Beaucoup de gens dans la foule portaient des masques.

Many people in the crowd were wearing masks.

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porter p ɔ ʁ . t e portée p ɔ ʁ . t e portant p ɔ ʁ . t ɑ̃ porto p ɔ ʁ . t o