il annonça

announced, told

→ annoncer
annonç announce, tell + a simple past (he/she/it)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #28,521
announced, told Literary past-tense form; everyday French usually uses « a annoncé » for the past.
FR: Elle annonça la nouvelle à sa famille.
EN: She announced the news to her family.
Conjugation of annoncer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third annonça —

Elle lui annonça que son père était décédé.

She told him that his father had died.

Elle lui annonça qu'elle ne l'aimait pas.

She told him that she didn't love him.

Il y a une autre question, annonça William Williamson.

There's another question, William Williamson announced.

Il annonça une nouvelle qui fit l'effet d'une bombe.

He announced some news that had the effect of a bombshell.

Elle lui annonça ses fiançailles.

She announced her engagement to him.

Les fractures de vos jambes sont nettes, annonça Agatha.

The fractures in your legs are clean, Agatha announced.

Impossible, m’annonça-t-elle.

“Impossible,” she told me.

Je suis Nicholas Jones, annonça l’aîné des trois.

“I’m Nicholas Jones,” announced the eldest of the three.

« C’est déjà fait », annonça-t-elle.

“It’s already done,” she announced.

Le prix qu’il annonça était plus élevé que je ne m’y attendais.

The price he quoted was higher than I expected.

On annonça une augmentation des frais de scolarité.

An increase in tuition fees was announced.

Et maintenant, j’ai une faveur à te demander, annonça Michael.

And now, I have a favor to ask you, Michael announced.

« Je vais abréger cette discussion », annonça Keith aux quatre hommes.

“I’m going to cut this discussion short,” Keith announced to the four men.

L'entreprise annonça des centaines de mises à pied.

The company announced hundreds of layoffs.