No. 10,938 in French

passionnaient

"Passionnaient" means "were fascinating" or "were captivating" in English.

In a sentence

Les romans classiques me passionnaient dans mon adolescence.
Classic novels fascinated me during my adolescence.
In this sentence, 'passionnaient' is used to express a strong interest or enthusiasm for classic novels.
Les histoires de voyage passionnaient souvent les membres de la famille autour du feu.
Travel stories often fascinated family members around the fire.
Here, 'passionnaient' embodies the idea of captivating the interest of the family through travel stories.
La musique ancienne passionnaient les chercheurs durant leurs études.
Ancient music fascinated the researchers during their studies.
In this instance, 'passionnaient' reflects the researchers' ardent interest in the subject of ancient music.

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