This is the 9524th most frequent French word.
découvrait
"Découvrait" means "was discovering" or "used to discover" in English.
Here, 'découvrait' is used in the imparfait tense to describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
Marie découvrait de nouveaux livres chaque semaine.
Marie was discovering new books every week.
In this sentence, 'découvrait' is in the imparfait tense, reflecting a general state or an ongoing context 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.
The word 'découvrait' conveys an action that was happening progressively throughout an event in the past.