il volait

was flying, was stealing

→ voler
vol to fly + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #24,947
was flying
FR: L’oiseau volait très haut dans le ciel.
EN: The bird was flying very high in the sky.
was stealing
FR: Il volait de l’argent dans les sacs des touristes.
EN: He was stealing money from tourists’ bags.
Conjugation of voler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third volait volaient

Tom volait.

Tom was flying.

Moi, mon assistante dentaire volait dans la caisse.

My dental assistant was stealing from the till.

— Cold Storage (2026)

L'oiseau volait haut dans le ciel.

The bird was flying high in the sky.

Mais, à ce point, mon ami, tout volait dans tous les sens.

But at that point, my friend, everything was flying in all directions.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

C'est moi qui volait des fruits et mettait le feu aux pantalons des gens?

Was I the one stealing fruit and setting people’s pants on fire?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Il volait depuis quand?

How long had he been flying?

— Interstellar (2014)

Une guêpe volait autour de la pièce.

A wasp was flying around the room.

L'avion volait au-dessus des nuages.

The plane was flying above the clouds.

Avec Nic, on a compris qu'il volait.

Nic and I realized that he was stealing.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Il volait trop bas!

He was flying too low!

— Le Vent se lève (2013)

On volait.

We were flying.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Un copain, Berlini, volait à mon côté.

A friend, Berlini, was flying next to me.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Un oiseau volait haut dans le ciel.

A bird was flying high in the sky.

La cendre volait encore une semaine après.

Ash was still flying a week later.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)