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No. 9,524 in French

découvrait

"Découvrait" means "was discovering" or "used to discover" in English.

In a sentence

  • Marie découvrait de nouveaux livres chaque semaine.

    Marie was discovering new books every week.

    Here, 'découvrait' is used in the imparfait tense to describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past.

  • Il se souvenait d'une époque où il découvrait des choses fascinantes.

    He remembered a time when he was discovering fascinating things.

    In this sentence, 'découvrait' is in the imparfait tense, reflecting a general state or an ongoing context in the past.

  • Les explorateurs découvraient des territoires inconnus au fil de leur expédition.

    The explorers were discovering unknown territories during their expedition.

    The word 'découvrait' conveys an action that was happening progressively throughout an event in the past.

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