Were circulating (fr. Circulaient)

Translation into English

En 1546, circulaient des rumeurs selon lesquelles Henri prévoyait de faire annuler son mariage avec Catherine Parr pour pouvoir faire de la duchesse, devenue veuve, sa septième épouse.
In 1546, there were rumours that Henry was planning to have his marriage to Catherine Parr annulled and make the widowed Duchess his seventh wife.
Example taken from data source: WikiMatrix_v1
L'explosion a détruit la fourgonnette dans laquelle ils circulaient.
The explosion destroyed the van in which they were riding.
Example taken from data source: giga-fren_v2
Ce jour-là, les trains circulaient en retard.
On this occasion trains were running late.
Example taken from data source: WikiMatrix_v1
Chez le coiffeur, les rumeurs sur Jerome circulaient plus vite que celles sur Britney Spears.
At the barbershop, rumors about Jerome were spreading faster than Britney Spears for the paparazzi.
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018
Combien d'industries y avait-il et combien de voitures circulaient-elles?
How much industry and how many cars were there then?
Example taken from data source: Europarl_v8
Des rumeurs circulaient selon lesquelles il l'avait jetée dans un escalier.
Rumours circulated that he threw her down a staircase.
Example taken from data source: wikimedia_v20210402
Ca a en fait commencé dès le début des ordinateurs, parce qu'à cette époque-là les programmes circulaient librement entre les gens.
It actually began with the start of computers because at that time software was just passed around between people.
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018

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