s'occupait

was taking care of

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phrase Rare #30,081
was taking care of Imperfect tense of s'occuper de. Depending on the context, it can also mean “was handling” or “was looking after.”
FR: Pendant mon absence, Paul s'occupait des enfants.
EN: While I was away, Paul was taking care of the children.

C'était une petite de l'association dont il s'occupait avec Margot.

She was one of the little girls from the organization he ran with Margot.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Si on s'occupait de renouveler la police des voitures?

How about renewing the car insurance policy?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Elle s'occupait de tout.

She took care of everything.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Qui s'occupait d'elle?

Who was taking care of her?

— Central do Brasil (1998)

M. Roncero sait-il que ce débile s'occupait de sa fille?

Does Mr. Roncero know that this idiot was taking care of his daughter?

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Elle agit comme si elle ne s'occupait pas de ce qui était arrivé.

She acts as if she doesn't care about what happened.

Elle s'occupait du ménage.

She was doing the housework.

Ta cousine Sara s'occupait toujours de lui.

Your cousin Sara always took care of him.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

Elle s'occupait du transport des personnes vers les camps de concentration.

She was responsible for transporting people to the concentration camps.

— Nuremberg (2025)

D'accord, et si Madeline s'occupait du suivi avec Monroe?

Okay, and what if Madeline handled the follow-up with Monroe?

— Crime 101 (2026)