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il rapprochait

was bringing closer, was bringing together, was getting closer, was approaching, was nearing

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rapproch get closer, move closer + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #52,197
was bringing closer, was bringing together Imperfect form of rapprocher; used here for an action or process in the past.
FR: Le train rapprochait les deux villes.
EN: The train was bringing the two cities closer together.
was getting closer, was approaching Imperfect form of se rapprocher.
FR: Le bateau se rapprochait du port.
EN: The boat was getting closer to the harbor.
was approaching, was nearing Imperfect form of se rapprocher de; can be used figuratively, as in something approaching the impossible.
FR: La fin de la journée se rapprochait.
EN: The end of the day was approaching.
Conjugation of rapprocher
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third rapprochait —

N'était-ce pas lui qui nous rapprochait ?

Wasn’t he the one who brought us closer together?

Quelle était cette côte vers laquelle Northstar se rapprochait ?

What was that coast Northstar was approaching?

Trouver ma religion se rapprochait de l'impossible.

Finding my religion was close to impossible.

— PK (2014)

Chaque pas le rapprochait de la maison.

Each step brought him closer to home.