il acheva

finished, completed

→ achever
achev to finish, complete + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #43,776
finished, completed
FR: Elle acheva son travail avant midi.
EN: She finished her work before noon.
Conjugation of achever
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third acheva —

Une heure plus tard, le dernier prisonnier acheva ses croquis.

An hour later, the last prisoner finished his sketches.

Il acheva sans tarder le rite d’ouverture.

He promptly completed the opening ritual.

Sa grâce acheva de me conquérir.

Her grace won me over completely.

Cette précaution acheva de me rassurer.

That precaution finally put my mind at ease.

Le consul n'acheva pas sa phrase.

The consul didn't finish his sentence.

Lorsqu'il acheva de parler, tout le monde était silencieux.

When he finished speaking, everyone was silent.