were marching
Past progressive conjugation of march.
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march
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. la marche (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
There's a march against poverty next Saturday.Il y a une marche contre la pauvreté samedi prochain.
b. la manifestation (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
During the march, Bernard carried a colorful banner.Pendant la manifestation, Bernard portait une banderole colorée.
2. (military)
a. la marche (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The heavy backpacks made the soldiers' march particularly difficult.Le poids des sacs à dos rendait la marche des soldats particulièrement difficile.
a. la marche (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
It's a two-day march from here to the next city.C’est une marche de deux jours d’ici jusqu’à la ville suivante.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. défiler
One by one, the groups marched past the viewing stand.Les groupes ont défilé l'un après l'autre devant la tribune d'honneur.
a. manifester
We decided to march for climate action.On a décidé de manifester pour l'action climatique.
7. (military)
a. marcher au pas
New recruits have to learn to march.Les nouvelles recrues doivent apprendre à marcher au pas.
a. marcher d'un pas vif
Elaine marched into the meeting room, ready to defend her team.Elaine a marché d'un pas vif dans la salle de réunion, prête à défendre son équipe.
b. se diriger d’un pas assuré
The young man marched toward the front of the room.Le jeune homme s’est dirigé d'un pas assuré vers l'avant de la salle.
c. faire irruption
Thierry marched into the room, determined to speak his mind.Thierry a fait irruption dans la pièce, déterminé à s'exprimer.
Conjugations
Indicative of "march"
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