we were hesitating
-hésitions
Past progressive we conjugation of hesitate.

hesitate

With my husband Francis and the board of the bank we were hesitating to accept a partnership of such a scale, because it could jeopardize the commitment of our bank to operate as a company of the Economy of Communion.
Avec mon mari Francis, et avec le conseil d’administration de la banque, nous hésitions à accepter un tel niveau de partenariat, car il risquait de mettre en danger les engagements de notre banque en tant qu’entreprise de l’Économie de communion.
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