il allongea

lengthened, extended, stretched out

→ allonger
allonge to lengthen, to extend + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #34,574
lengthened, extended, stretched out Literary past tense (passé simple), common in written stories and historical narration.
FR: Il allongea la corde pour atteindre le bateau.
EN: He lengthened the rope to reach the boat.
Conjugation of allonger
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third allongea

Tom retourna dans sa chambre et s'allongea.

Tom went back to his room and lay down.

Il s'allongea sur le dos.

He lay down on his back.

La femme allongea la main pour saisir le couteau sur la table.

The woman reached out to grab the knife on the table.

Il alla dans la pièce d'à côté et s'allongea.

He went into the next room and lay down.

Elle s'allongea sur l'herbe.

She lay down on the grass.

Thomas s'allongea dans l'herbe et ferma les yeux.

Thomas lay down in the grass and closed his eyes.

Il s'allongea sur l'herbe et s'endormit.

He lay down on the grass and fell asleep.

Il allongea son bras droit.

He stretched out his right arm.