they were protecting
-protégeaient
Past progressive they conjugation of protect.

protect

They didn't even know what they were protecting.
Ils ignoraient ce qu'ils protégeaient.
Because it is what they were protecting.
C'est ce qu'ils protégeaient.
So what is it they were protecting?
Qu'est-ce qu'ils protégeaient ?
They didn't even know what they were protecting.
Ils savaient pas ce que c'était.
Well, if they were protecting us, they did a pretty poor job.
En tout cas si ils voulaient juste nous protéger, ils ont fait un super boulot.
That is what they were protecting.
Voilà ce qu'on a protégé.
He said they were protecting the hospital so that it could continue to provide its services (Aa.com.tr, July 12, 2014).
Selon Alashi, ils protègent l'hôpital afin qu'il puisse continuer à offrir ses services (Agence de presse Anadolu, 12 juillet 2014). Tirs de roquettes
Wall or wall that was rising on the adarve, after that they were protecting and travelling the forces that were defending the fortification.
Un mur ou le mur qui s'élevait sur l'adarve, après qu'ils se protégeaient et elles passaient, les forces qui défendaient la fortification.
The EU Member States, including Slovakia, wasted hundreds of millions of euro to prove that they were protecting their citizens from a non-existent threat.
Les États membres de l'UE, y compris la Slovaquie, ont gaspillé des centaines de millions d'euros pour prouver qu'ils protégeaient leurs citoyens d'une menace inexistante.
This usually comes down to selling user data to advertisers and other third parties, the very data you hoped they were protecting.
Il s’agit généralement de vendre les données des utilisateurs à des annonceurs et à d’autres tiers, les mêmes données que vous espériez qu’ils protègent.
The people felt that they were protecting the Spiritual integrity of the Altar from a Cohen who refused to pour water on it.
Les gens estiment qu'ils ont été la protection de l'intégrité spirituelle de l'autel d'un Cohen, qui a refusé de verser de l'eau sur elle.
As I get closer to my house the balloons go away; their distance makes me sad because I had the feeling they were protecting the space and light that allowed me to photograph in peace.
Au fur et à mesure que je m'approche de chez moi, les ballons s'éloignent ; leur inexorable éloignement m'attriste parce que j'avais la sensation qu'ils protégeaient l'espace d'air et de lumière qui me permettaient photographier tranquillement.
They were protecting each other, and you had to go.
Ils se protégaient mutuellement, et tu devais partir.
They were protecting him from himself.
Ils le protégeaient de lui-même.
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