I was painting
Past progressive I conjugation of paint.
Asked me what I was painting next and so forth.
Il m'a demandé ce que je peignais ensuite et tout ça.
I was painting a condo in her building.
Je peignais un appart dans son immeuble.
I was painting the swing out in the back today.
Ah, j'ai repeint la balançoire dans le jardin.
Oh, I was painting sunflowers outside, and I got stung by a bee.
Oh, je peignais des tournesols dehors, et j'ai été piqué par une abeille.
Wasting my time. Here I was painting my nails.
Une perte de temps. Moi qui me faisais les ongles !
No, I was painting my new writing room.
Je peignais ma nouvelle chambre d'écrivain.
I was painting my apartment.
Je peignais mon appartement.
I know they look like the sunrise, but I was painting you.
Ils ressemblent à des levers de soleil, mais je pensais à toi.
A month later, I was painting.
Un mois après je peignais.
I was painting my nails.
Je peignais mes ongles.
Next thing I knew, I was painting.
Après, tout ce que je sais, c'est que je peignais.
I was painting my toenails.
J'étais en train de me peindre les orteils.
Uncle Ibrahim was always hanging out on the balcony and talking to me while I was painting.
L'oncle Ibrahim était toujours sur le balcon et me parlait quand je peignais.
I was painting my toenails.
Je me mettais du vernis aux pieds.
I was painting.
J'étais en train de peindre.
I was painting.
Il était en train de peindre.
I was painting. You'd better come through to the kitchen.
Allons dans la cuisine.
But I wanted people to actually feel my work from their gut, because I was painting it from my gut.
Mais en fait je voulais que les gens sentent mon oeuvre dans leurs tripes, parce que je peignais avec mes tripes
I had a very specific vision of what this would look like, and as I was painting him, I made sure to follow that very closely.
J'avais une vision très précise de ce à quoi cela allait ressembler, et alors que je le peignais, j'ai fait en sorte d'être très fidèle à cette vision.
When my friends visited, they stayed at a hotel because I was painting the living room.
Quand mes amis sont venus me rendre visite, ils sont restés à l'hôtel parce que je peignais le salon.
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