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ils visaient

were aiming at, were targeting

→ viser
vis to aim at, to target + aient they imperfect tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #51,200
were aiming at, were targeting
FR: Les joueurs visaient le panier.
EN: The players were aiming at the basket.
Conjugation of viser
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — visaient

Le Président a dit qu'ils visaient les océans.

The President said they were targeting the oceans.

— Star Trek IV : Retour sur Terre (1986)

Ils visaient toujours devant nous.

They were always aiming in front of us.

Ce n’était pas toi qu’ils visaient.

You weren’t the one they were after.

Les bandits étaient armés mais visaient mal.

The bandits were armed but had poor aim.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)