Disaient-ils (en. They said)

/di.zɛ.ɛ̃ il/

Synonyms

When you talk about what others said in a roundabout way.

Oh, you know, they were saying all sorts of things about the movie.

Oh, tu sais, ils disaient-ils tout et n'importe quoi au sujet du film.

Used to downplay or criticize what has been said by others.

Frankly, what were they saying? It's not worth listening to.

Franchement, qu'est-ce qu'ils disaient-ils ? Ça ne vaut pas la peine d'écouter.