il allongea

lay down, extended, stretched out

→ allonger
allonge to lie down + a simple past (he/she/it)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #35,559
lay down Literary past-tense form, commonly used in narration.
FR: Elle s’allongea sur le canapé.
EN: She lay down on the sofa.
extended, stretched out Literary past-tense form, commonly used in narration.
FR: Il allongea le bras pour attraper le livre.
EN: He extended his arm to reach the book.
Conjugation of allonger
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third allongea —

Elle s'allongea sur l'herbe.

She lay down on the grass.

Il allongea son bras droit.

He stretched out his right arm.

Tom retourna dans sa chambre et s'allongea.

Tom went back to his room and lay down.

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

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

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

Thomas lay down in the grass and closed his eyes.

Il allongea la vie de Gollum de façon surnaturelle.

He extended Gollum's life in a supernatural way.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

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

He lay down on the grass and fell asleep.

Il s'allongea sur le dos.

He lay down on his back.

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

He went into the next room and lay down.