No. 12,076 in French
trompait
"Was deceiving" or "was cheating."
In a sentence
Il me trompait souvent en jouant à ce jeu.
He often deceived me while playing this game.
In this sentence, 'trompait' is used to indicate an act of deception taking place repeatedly in the past.
Elle se trompait toujours de direction en voyageant.
She would always get the direction wrong while traveling.
'Trompait' here conveys making an unintentional mistake repeatedly in the past.
Le magicien trompait le public avec ses illusions.
The magician tricked the audience with his illusions.
Here, 'trompait' describes the action of intentionally tricking others, occurring during past events.
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