trouvaient

/tʁu.vɛ/trouver
1.
verbInd1stImpPlur3

found

located

discovered

were finding

used to find

Ils ne trouvaient jamais leurs clés avant de partir.

They never found their keys before leaving.

Synonyms:découvraient, repéraient, trouvaient (several senses overlap)
2.
verbInd1stImpPlur3

found (thought)

considered

felt (about something)

Elles trouvaient ce film vraiment nul.

They thought this movie was really bad.

Synonyms:pensaient, estimaient, jugeaient
trouvaient - French Definition & Examples