they were bothering
-tracassaient
Past progressive they conjugation of bother.

bother

I know they were bothering you.
Je sais qu'elles vous déplaisaient.
I realized they were bothering you, so...
- J'ai vu qu'ils vous ennuyaient.
I couldn't understand why they were bothering to keep me alive... until I realized you were still free.
Je ne comprenais pas pourquoi ils me gardaient en vie... puis j'ai compris que tu étais encore libre.
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