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il repassait

was ironing, was coming back, was passing by again

→ repasser
re again or back + pass pass; go through + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #40,419
was ironing
FR: Elle repassait une chemise quand tu as appelé.
EN: She was ironing a shirt when you called.
was coming back, was passing by again
FR: Il repassait par ici tous les soirs.
EN: He was coming by here again every evening.
Conjugation of repasser
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third repassait —

Si on repassait la Suisse, elle serait plus grande que l'Allemagne.

If we ironed Switzerland again, it would be bigger than Germany.

Elle repassait ses chemises.

She was ironing her shirts.

Il repassait son pantalon.

He was ironing his pants.

Tom repassait ses pantalons.

Tom was ironing his trousers.

Ou c'était toi qu'on repassait.

Or was it you we were ironing?

— Les Affranchis (1990)