they were winning
-gagnaient
Past progressive they conjugation of win.
The guys may have lost some battles, but they were winning the war.
Les hommes avaient perdu des batailles, mais ils gagnaient la guerre.
Even though they were winning, once their fifth player got a red card, they forfeited.
Même s'ils étaient en train de gagner, dès que leur cinquième joueur a reçu un carton rouge, ils ont perdu par disqualification.
They were winning souls by the hundreds, even though none of them had been Christians more than twelve months!
Ils gagnaient des âmes par centaines, et pourtant aucun d’eux n’était chrétien depuis plus de douze mois !
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