il dormait
-he was sleeping
Imperfect il/elle conjugation of dormir.

dormir

Quand je suis partie, il dormait encore.
When I left, he was still asleep.
Mais il dormait, donc ce n'est sûrement rien.
But like I said, he was asleep, so it's probably nothing.
Je t'assure, il dormait un sourire au visage.
I swear, he used to sleep with a smile.
À la fin, il dormait sur sa femme.
He spent the last quarter sleeping in his wife's lap.
Toute la nuit dehors, il dormait le jour.
Out all night, slept all day.
Je vous assure, il dormait comme un ange.
But if you're sleeping like an angel.
Je vis la tête de Dan s'incliner, et en un instant, il dormait profondément.
I saw Dan's head droop, and in a moment, he was fast asleep.
Il dormait encore quand je suis partie ce matin.
He was still asleep when I left this morning.
C'est ce que tu disais quand il dormait avec les poissons.
That's what you said when he was sleeping with the fishes.
Jabir était censé nous rejoindre, mais il dormait.
Jabir was supposed to meet us, but he slept in.
Je pense que quand il a appelé Scott, il dormait encore.
I think when he called Scott, he was still asleep.
Mais il dormait, je n'ai pas pu lui parler.
But he was sleeping, so I couldn't talk to him.
Quand je suis partie, il dormait. Et il n'y est plus.
When I left, he was sleeping. And he's not anymore.
Stigge habitait ici avec moi. Parfois il dormait au studio.
Sometimes Stigge lived here with me, sometimes he slept over at the studio.
La dernière fois que j'ai vérifié, il dormait.
The last time I checked, he was sleeping.
Quand il dormait, un type devait rester assis dans la chambre.
When he'd sleep, a guy was supposed to be sitting in the room...
Lorsqu'on s'est levés le lendemain, il dormait encore.
When we woke up the next morning, he was still asleep.
Non, il dormait dans sa tanière.
No, he was sleeping in his den.
C’était comme s’il dormait les yeux ouverts.
It was like if he were sleeping with open eyes.
En fait, Eli ne l'était pas, il dormait au boulot.
To be fair, Eli wasn't late, he was sleeping on the job.
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