il supportait

could stand, could put up with, could tolerate

→ supporter

support to stand, to tolerate, to put up with + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation

verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #38,820

could stand, could put up with, could tolerate In everyday speech, this often means being unable to stand someone or something when used in a negative sentence.

FR: Elle ne supportait pas la chaleur.

EN: She couldn't stand the heat.

Conjugation of supporter

supporter

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	supportais	—
Second	supportais	—
Third	supportait	—

J'ai dit au capitaine que la navette ne supportait pas cette chaleur.

I told the captain that the shuttle couldn’t withstand this heat.

— Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Sais-tu pourquoi Quirrell ne supportait pas que tu le touches ?

Do you know why Quirrell couldn't stand you touching him?

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Ma famille ne le supportait pas.

My family couldn't stand him.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Elle supportait pas.

She couldn't stand it.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Yolanda ne supportait pas que je parle aux autres filles.

Yolanda couldn't stand me talking to other girls.

— Tesis (1996)

C'était comme ça qu'on se supportait.

That's how we put up with each other.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Elle m'a dit qu'elle te supportait plus.

She told me she couldn't stand you anymore.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

Il ne supportait pas qu'on le fasse attendre aussi longtemps.

He couldn't stand being kept waiting for so long.