This is the 12076th most frequent French word.
trompait
"Was deceiving" or "was cheating."
In this sentence, 'trompait' is used to indicate an act of deception taking place repeatedly in the past.
Il me trompait souvent en jouant à ce jeu.
He often deceived me while playing this game.
'Trompait' here conveys making an unintentional mistake repeatedly in the past.
Elle se trompait toujours de direction en voyageant.
She would always get the direction wrong while traveling.
Here, 'trompait' describes the action of intentionally tricking others, occurring during past events.