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il supportait

was supporting, couldn't stand, was tolerating

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support to put up with, to tolerate + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #35,848
was supporting
FR: Il supportait son équipe depuis des années.
EN: He had been supporting his team for years.
couldn't stand, was tolerating
FR: Elle ne supportait plus le bruit.
EN: She couldn't stand the noise anymore.
Conjugation of supporter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third supportait —

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

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

Elle ne supportait pas que je parle aux filles.

She couldn't stand me talking to girls.

— Tesis (1996)

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)

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

She told me she couldn't stand you anymore.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

C'était comme ça qu'on se supportait.

That's how we put up with each other.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)