il traitait

was treating, used to treat

→ traiter
trait to treat, to handle, to deal with + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #35,143
was treating, used to treat Imperfect form (past); often describes an ongoing action in the past or a habitual past action.
FR: Quand j’étais malade, le médecin me traitait avec un médicament.
EN: When I was sick, the doctor was treating me with a medicine.
Conjugation of traiter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third traitait

Quand t'étais admis, il te traitait comme un membre de sa famille.

When you were admitted, he treated you like a member of his family.

— Bullet Train (2022)

On traitait les elfes de maison comme de la vermine!

House-elves were treated like vermin!

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Son patron traitait le secteur renseignement à la commission.

His boss handled the intelligence sector on a commission basis.

Il le traitait comme un laquais.

He treated him like a lackey.

On nous traitait comme des stars de cinéma à poigne.

We were treated like tough-guy movie stars.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

On les traitait.

They were being treated.

— La Haine (1995)

On me traitait comme un adulte.

I was treated like an adult.

— Les Affranchis (1990)