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il tournait

was turning, was spinning, was rotating, was going wrong, was running

→ tourner
tourn to turn; to rotate + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #21,232
was turning, was spinning, was rotating
FR: La roue tournait très vite.
EN: The wheel was spinning very fast.
was going wrong
FR: Je craignais que la soirée tournait mal.
EN: I was afraid the evening was going wrong.
was running
FR: Le compteur tournait toute la nuit.
EN: The meter was running all night.
Conjugation of tourner
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third tournait —

J'avais la tête qui tournait.

I felt dizzy.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Juste quand la chance tournait !

Just when his luck was turning!

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Vu qu'on tournait un film ici, je suis venu récolter l'argent de la protection.

Since we were shooting a movie here, I came to collect the protection money.

— King of Comedy (1999)

Je savais que la lune tournait autour de Goddard.

I knew that the moon orbited Goddard.

Je l'ai rencontré quand il tournait un film à Hong Kong.

I met him while he was filming a movie in Hong Kong.

— Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)

Le compteur tournait !

The meter was running!

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

La tête me tournait.

My head was spinning.

J'ai jamais abordé une femme qui tournait dans tous les sens.

I've never approached a woman who was spinning around in all directions.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

T’es une sorte de vieux cow-boy qui tournait des films là-bas ?

Are you some kind of old cowboy who used to make movies over there?

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

À l'arrivée d'Henry, la tête me tournait.

When Henry arrived, I felt dizzy.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Sa vie tournait autour de sa femme, Darla.

His life revolved around his wife, Darla.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Et si ça tournait mal ?

What if things went wrong?

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Je l'aperçus tandis qu'il tournait au coin.

I caught sight of him as he turned the corner.

Je vous ai dit que si ça tournait mal, je ne vous aiderais pas.

I told you that if things went wrong, I wouldn’t help you.

Un cercle blanc qui tournait et devenait le logo.

A white circle that rotated and became the logo.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Ça tournait, ça tournait, ça tournait dans ma tête.

It kept going round and round and round in my head.

— Pierrot le Fou (1965)

Et si, après tout ce que j'ai subi, ça tournait mal en moi ?

What if, after everything I’ve been through, something had gone wrong inside me?

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

La toupie tournait dangereusement près du bord de la table.

The top was spinning dangerously close to the edge of the table.

En attendant la fin du monde, faisons comme s'il tournait.

While waiting for the end of the world, let’s pretend it’s turning.

— Avengers (2012)

Le loup tournait autour du lapin.

The wolf circled the rabbit.

Le vieil homme me tournait le dos.

The old man had his back to me.