arrêtait
/a.ʁɛ.tɛ/arrêter
1.
verbInd1stImpSing3
stopped
was stopping
ceased
Il n'arrêtait pas de pleuvoir hier.
It didn't stop raining yesterday.
2.
verbInd1stImpSing3
arrested (took into custody)
was arresting
La police arrêtait tous les suspects du quartier.
The police were arresting all the suspects in the neighborhood.
