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tu disais

you were saying

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phrase Uncommon #13,630
you were saying Imperfect tense of dire, used for what someone was saying or used to say.
FR: Tu disais que tu allais venir.
EN: You were saying that you were going to come.

C'est ce que tu disais.

That's what you were saying.

Tu disais ?

What were you saying?

— La vie est belle (1997)

Tu disais l'avoir frappé.

You said you had hit him.

— Mystic River (2003)

Tu disais quoi tout à l'heure ?

What were you saying earlier?

— Masaan (2015)

Tu disais avoir besoin de quelqu'un pour te protéger.

You said you needed someone to protect you.

Comme tu disais aimer Faulkner, j'ai voulu essayer.

Since you said you liked Faulkner, I wanted to give him a try.

— Burning (2018)

Cher papa, tu disais qu'un homme honnête ne craint rien.

Dear Dad, you used to say that an honest man has nothing to fear.

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Qu’est-ce que tu disais ?

What were you saying?

— La strada (1954)

Je croyais tout ce que tu disais.

I believed everything you said.

Le mois dernier, tu disais deux semaines.

Last month you said two weeks.

Rappelle-toi ce que tu disais avant.

Remember what you said before.

— À bout de course (1988)

Tu disais qu'on a été choisi.

You said we were chosen.

C'est quoi que tu disais ?

What were you saying?

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Mais enfin si c'est un hobby, comme tu disais l'autre jour.

But come on, it’s a hobby, like you said the other day.

— Mommy (2014)

Tu disais la vérité, n'est-ce pas ?

You were telling the truth, weren't you?

Tu disais quoi ?

What were you saying?

Qu'est-ce que tu disais ?

What were you saying?

Tu disais avoir quelque chose à me montrer.

You said you had something to show me.

Marty, tu disais ?

Marty, what were you saying?

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Tu disais la vérité.

You were telling the truth.

Tu disais son nom dans ton sommeil !

You were saying his name in your sleep!

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Tu disais de continuer.

You said to continue.

— Interstellar (2014)

J'ai été idiot de croire tout ce que tu disais.

I was an idiot to believe everything you said.

Pardon, tu disais ?

Excuse me, what were you saying?

Alors, tu disais 'meilleures intentions '?

So, you were saying 'best intentions'?

Tu disais avoir attendu le nôtre.

You said you had waited for ours.

— Taxi (1998)

Tu te souviens de ce que tu disais ?

Do you remember what you were saying?

Tu disais qu'il serait utile.

You were saying that it would be useful.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

Ce que tu disais à propos de Santi est vrai.

What you were saying about Santi is true.

— L'Échine du diable (2001)