il revenait

was coming back, was returning, was pleasing to

→ revenir
re again; back + ven to come + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #23,105
was coming back, was returning
FR: Elle revenait de l’école.
EN: She was coming back from school.
was pleasing to Often used negatively in the expression ne pas revenir à quelqu’un, meaning that someone does not like a person or thing.
FR: Ce type ne lui revenait pas.
EN: She didn’t like that guy.
Conjugation of revenir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third revenait —

Je l'ai su et je l'ai prévenue que s'il revenait, je les tuerais.

I found out and warned her that if he came back, I’d kill them.

— Rebecca (1940)

Il a dit qu'il revenait.

He said he was coming back.

J'ai pas dit que ma gueule leur revenait pas.

I didn’t say they didn’t like the look of my face.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Un soir, elle revenait de Londres, j'ai cru que Favell était avec elle.

One evening, she was returning from London, and I thought Favell was with her.

— Rebecca (1940)

Tu as dit qu'il emmènerait Munni jusqu'à Attari et qu'il revenait.

You said he would take Munni to Attari and come back.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Et la personne ne revenait plus.

And the person never came back.

— Star Trek : Sans limites (2016)

Et puis elle revenait, comme si rien ne s'était passé.

And then she came back, as if nothing had happened.

— Suzhou River (2000)

Et s'il ne revenait pas ?

What if he doesn't come back?

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Plus j'en parlais, plus l'obscurité revenait.

The more I talked about it, the more the darkness returned.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Et si Da-song revenait ?

What if Da-song came back?

— Parasite (2019)

Quand on se disputait, il y revenait.

When we argued, he would bring it up again.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Et s'il revenait maintenant ?

What if he came back now?

Je l'ai eu d'un marin japonais qui revenait de Hambourg.

I got it from a Japanese sailor who was returning from Hamburg.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Et si le vrai Hitler revenait ?

What if the real Hitler came back?

— Il est de retour (2015)

Enfant, quand il faisait ça, la mémoire lui revenait.

As a child, whenever he did that, his memory came back to him.

— Mother (2009)

Si l'on revenait à notre petit problème ?

Shall we get back to our little problem?

— Il était une fois dans l'Ouest (1968)

Son naturel lui revenait au galop.

His natural instincts were coming back in a hurry.

On n’a jamais su d’où il revenait, mais il était revenu.

We never found out where he’d come back from, but he had come back.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Si on revenait à notre compte ?

Shall we get back to our account?

— The Mask (1994)