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
