arrêtaient
Arrêtaient is the imperfect (imparfait) third-person plural form of the French verb arrêter. The verb arrêter has two primary senses in French: to stop or halt something, and to arrest someone. In narrative or descriptive past contexts, arrêtaient indicates an ongoing or repeated action in the past, or helps set a scene.
Formation and use: In the imperfect, French verbs form a stem and add endings. For arrêter the
Notes on usage and meaning: Arrêter is a transitive verb and may take a direct object when