il saignait

was bleeding

→ saigner
saign to bleed + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #24,732
was bleeding
FR: Son nez saignait depuis dix minutes.
EN: His nose had been bleeding for ten minutes.
Conjugation of saigner
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third saignait

Mon fils saignait quand je suis rentrée à la maison.

My son was bleeding when I got home.

— The Chaser (2008)

Le nez de Marie saignait.

Marie's nose was bleeding.

Il allait bien, il n’y avait que son nez qui saignait.

He was fine; only his nose was bleeding.

— La strada (1954)

Il saignait du nez.

He was bleeding from his nose.

Le doigt de Sophie saignait si fort, que le sang coulait à terre.

Sophie's finger was bleeding so badly that the blood was running onto the ground.

Sa blessure saignait.

His wound was bleeding.

Il saignait par la bouche.

He was bleeding from the mouth.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Sa bouche saignait, quatre de ses dents étaient tombées pendant la nuit.

Her mouth was bleeding; four of her teeth had fallen out during the night.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Celle qui saignait, c'était Ah-jung.

The one who was bleeding was Ah-jung.

— Mother (2009)

Rodrigues saignait.

Rodrigues was bleeding.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Tom saignait.

Tom was bleeding.

Il avait le nez qui saignait.

His nose was bleeding.

Il saignait de ses blessures.

He was bleeding from his wounds.