they were counting
-comptaient
Past progressive they conjugation of count.

count

Maybe they were counting on my loyalty.
Peut-être comptaient-ils sur ma loyauté.
Apparently they were counting upon time to heal all wounds.
Ils comptaient, évidemment, sur la faculté qu'aurait le temps de cicatriser toutes blessures.
The women we met said they were counting on Amnesty International to help deliver justice.
Les femmes que nous avons rencontrées comptaient sur Amnesty International pour les aider à obtenir justice.
The spirits indicated that I had more things to do and they were counting on me to do them.
Les esprits m’ont indiqués que j’avais plus de choses à faire et qu’ils comptaient sur moi pour les faire.
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