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il traînait

was hanging around, used to hang around, was dragging, was crawling, was moving very slowly

→ traîner
traîn to dawdle, to linger + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #43,383
was hanging around, used to hang around
FR: Il traînait souvent près de la gare.
EN: He often hung around near the station.
was dragging
FR: Il traînait une lourde valise dans la rue.
EN: He was dragging a heavy suitcase down the street.
was crawling, was moving very slowly
FR: La file de voitures se traînait sur la route.
EN: The line of cars was crawling along the road.
was dragging himself along
FR: Fatigué, il se traînait jusqu'à la porte.
EN: Tired, he was dragging himself to the door.
Conjugation of traîner
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First traînais —
Second traînais —
Third traînait —

Ce gars traînait deux soldats dans sa main gauche.

This guy was carrying two soldiers in his left hand.

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Le vieil homme se traînait.

The old man was dragging himself along.

Elle ne traînait pas, elle faisait les choses avec soin.

She didn’t dawdle; she did things carefully.

La circulation se traînait à un rythme d'escargot.

Traffic was crawling along at a snail’s pace.

Il traînait toujours là-bas.

He was always hanging around over there.

— Rebecca (1940)

Il traînait dans le bar et jouait de la guitare.

He was hanging around in the bar and playing the guitar.

— Les Affranchis (1990)