Was turning (fr. Tournait)

Translation into English

Elle tournait un film documentaire.
She was making a documentary film.
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018
Lors de cette saison il tournait en moyenne à 17,2 points, 4,7 rebonds et 4,7 passes décisives.
For the season, King averaged 17.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.7 assists.
Example taken from data source: Wikipedia_v1.0
On estime qu'à l'époque, un empLoi sur deux tournait à perte dans l'industrie manufacturière.
It has been estimated that at that time one out of every two jobs in the manufacturing-industry operated at a loss.
Example taken from data source: EUbookshop_v2
Tout tournait sur la scène.
Everything was whirling on the stage.
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018
20: parce que Sheeva n'aimait pas mon odeur et tournait le nez vers le ciel.
20: because Sheeva didn't like my smell and turned his nose to the sky.
Example taken from data source: CCAligned_v1
La critique de la liberté canadienne tournait autour des questions de classe; les classes supérieures auraient plus de liberté que les autres.
The criticism of Canadian freedom revolved around class issues; the upper classes have more freedom than others.
Example taken from data source: giga-fren_v2
À leurs yeux, le public revenait à ses préoccupations domestiques et tournait le dos aux problèmes mondiaux.
In their view, the public was retreating to its domestic concerns and turning its back on world problems.
Example taken from data source: giga-fren_v2

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