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il regardait

was looking (at), watched

→ regarder
regard to look at; to watch + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Common #6,084
was looking (at), watched Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Il regardait la télévision quand je suis arrivé.
EN: He was watching TV when I arrived.
Conjugation of regarder
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First regardais —
Second regardais —
Third regardait regardaient

Tom regardait une image de Marie.

Tom was looking at a picture of Mary.

Nul ne me regardait dans les yeux.

No one looked me in the eyes.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

On regardait les cassettes, c'est tout.

We were watching the tapes, that's all.

— Mirage (2018)

As-tu remarqué la façon dont Tom te regardait ?

Did you notice the way Tom was looking at you?

Elle regardait les feuilles mortes tomber.

She watched the dead leaves fall.

Il ne regardait pas la télé à ce moment-là.

He wasn’t watching TV at that moment.

Jean regardait ta vache.

Jean was looking at your cow.

Je lui ai aussi demandé pourquoi il regardait dedans.

I also asked him why he was looking inside.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Tom regardait avec admiration.

Tom looked on in admiration.

Il me regardait bizarrement.

He was looking at me strangely.

— Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990)

Il regardait.

He was watching.

Un soldat israélien regardait à travers la fenêtre.

An Israeli soldier was looking through the window.

Elle était dans la baignoire, elle regardait la télé.

She was in the bathtub, watching TV.

— Parasite (2019)

T'as vu comment il regardait la voiture ?

Did you see how he was looking at the car?

Je regardais l'animal et l'animal me regardait.

I was looking at the animal, and the animal was looking at me.

La fille se tenait debout et se regardait dans le miroir.

The girl stood and looked at herself in the mirror.

Il regardait l'image.

He was looking at the picture.

T'as pas vu comment il te regardait ?

Didn't you see the way he was looking at you?

— Tesis (1996)

Elle me regardait parfois comme si c'était la dernière fois.

She would sometimes look at me as if it were the last time.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je me souviens des nuits où il me regardait en cachette.

I remember the nights when he would secretly watch me.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Ziri regardait la mer.

Ziri looked at the sea.

Le film que Tom regardait n'était pas en français.

The movie Tom was watching wasn’t in French.

Il s'asseyait et regardait la mer pendant des heures.

He would sit and watch the sea for hours.

Mais la Princesse, elle le regardait toujours.

But the Princess, she was still looking at him.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Elle regardait une belle fleur.

She was looking at a beautiful flower.

Quand je suis arrivé à la maison, il regardait la télévision.

When I got home, he was watching television.

Tu as vu comment il me regardait ?

Did you see the way he was looking at me?

Il ne regardait pas la télé.

He wasn't watching TV.

Jean regardait votre vache.

Jean was looking at your cow.

Tom regardait nager Marie.

Tom watched Marie swim.

Sami regardait la chemise de Leïla.

Sami was looking at Leïla's shirt.

Il me regardait.

He was looking at me.

Dan a brutalement frappé Linda tandis que leur fils regardait.

Dan brutally punched Linda while their son watched.

Et puis, en quoi cela me regardait-il ?

And besides, what business was it of mine?

— Carandiru (2003)

Je croyais que personne la regardait.

I thought no one was watching her.

— Old Boy (2003)

J'ai vu comment il te regardait.

I saw how he looked at you.

Il regardait le ciel.

He looked at the sky.

Elle me regardait.

She was looking at me.

David regardait Martha attentivement.

David looked at Martha intently.

Ziri regardait la télé.

Ziri was watching TV.

On me regardait comme si j'avais découvert le feu.

People looked at me as if I had discovered fire.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Peu de temps après, il regardait un match de boxe sur une chaîne mexicaine.

Shortly afterwards, he was watching a boxing match on a Mexican channel.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Yanni regardait des films.

Yanni was watching movies.

Tom le regardait semer de la salade.

Tom watched him sow salad.

Comme dans le vieux film américain que baba regardait toujours.

Like in the old American movie that Baba always watched.

— Black Panther (2018)

J'ai remarqué qu'un petit animal gris nous regardait.

I noticed that a small gray animal was watching us.

Personne ne regardait.

No one was looking.

Et si on regardait les bandes ?

What if we looked at the tapes?

— Rebecca (1940)

Tom regardait une carte de la région.

Tom was looking at a map of the area.

Tout le monde me regardait.

Everyone was looking at me.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Je me suis assuré que personne ne regardait.

I made sure no one was looking.

On regardait beaucoup Scorsese.

We watched a lot of Scorsese.

— Anaconda (2025)

Elle regardait au plafond.

She was looking at the ceiling.

Jean regardait les vaches.

Jean looked at the cows.

Un jeune couple regardait le coucher de soleil depuis la jetée.

A young couple watched the sunset from the pier.

Allongé sur le dos il regardait le ciel.

Lying on his back he looked at the sky.

Il regardait, il riait à cause de Dieu sait quoi.

He watched, he laughed because of God knows what.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Ziri regardait le baseball.

Ziri was watching baseball.

Le soldat israélien regardait directement Ziri.

The Israeli soldier looked directly at Ziri.

On me regardait différemment.

People looked at me differently.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Comment un homme primitif regardait-il la mort ?

How did a primitive man view death?

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Il regardait au microscope.

He was looking through a microscope.

T'as pas vu comme il te regardait ?

Didn't you see the way he was looking at you?

— Suspiria (1977)

L'autre jour, il y avait un autre monsieur qui regardait dedans comme vous.

The other day, there was another gentleman looking inside like you.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Je n'avais pas conscience qu'un homme me regardait.

I wasn't aware that a man was watching me.

Ziri regardait en arrière de temps à autre.

Ziri looked back from time to time.