they were cutting
-coupaient
Past progressive they conjugation of cut.
They said they were cutting out the middle man.
Ils disaient qu'ils supprimaient les intermédiaires.
I heard they were cutting it up.
J'ai entendu dire qu'ils la découpaient.
What did they say when they were cutting down the last palm tree?
Qu'est ce qu'ils ont dit quand ils ont coupé le dernier palmier ?
And I think I know where to start... they were cutting palms when I was there this morning.
Et je pense savoir par où commencer, ils coupaient des palmiers quand j'y été ce matin.
They weren't mainstream women writers, but they were cutting a path through the mainstream with their body stories, I like to think, kind of the way water cut the Grand Canyon.
Ce ne sont pas des écrivains à succès. Mais elles ont défriché un chemin en travers des genres dominants, avec leurs histoires corporelles.
They weren't mainstream women writers, but they were cutting a path through the mainstream with their body stories, I like to think, kind of the way water cut the Grand Canyon.
Ce ne sont pas des écrivains à succès. Mais elles ont défriché un chemin en travers des genres dominants, avec leurs histoires corporelles. Je les imagine un peu comme un fleuve qui s'écoule dans le Grand Canyon.
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