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il échouait

was failing, failed, was running aground, ran aground

→ échouer
échou to fail + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #49,165
was failing, failed Imperfect form of échouer; it describes an ongoing or repeated failure in the past.
FR: Il échouait souvent à ses examens.
EN: He often failed his exams.
was running aground, ran aground Used literally of a boat or ship.
FR: Le bateau échouait sur la plage.
EN: The boat was running aground on the beach.
Conjugation of échouer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third échouait —

Il craignait que si Raju échouait, il y aurait un autre saut de grande hauteur.

He feared that if Raju failed, there would be another high-altitude jump.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Le mariage de Sami et Layla échouait.

Sami and Layla’s marriage was failing.

Cette fois-ci, l'argent échouait.

This time, the money was failing.

Parfois, Robert échouait.

Sometimes Robert failed.