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il apparut

appeared, showed up, became clear, turned out

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appar appear + ut 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #18,288
appeared, showed up The passé simple is used mainly in written narratives.
FR: Une femme apparut à la fenêtre.
EN: A woman appeared at the window.
became clear, turned out The passé simple is used mainly in written narratives.
FR: Il apparut que nous avions pris le mauvais chemin.
EN: It became clear that we had taken the wrong road.
Conjugation of apparaître
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First apparus —
Second apparus —
Third apparut —

De l'acné apparut sur le nez de Tom.

Acne appeared on Tom's nose.

Le navire apparut à l'horizon.

The ship appeared on the horizon.

Tom apparut dans mon rêve.

Tom appeared in my dream.

Mais la police apparut.

But then the police appeared.

— L'Accusé (2017)

De la fumée apparut.

Smoke appeared.

La silhouette d'une jeune fille apparut sur le rideau.

The silhouette of a young girl appeared on the curtain.

Il y a quatre milliards d'années apparut la vie marine.

Four billion years ago, marine life appeared.

— The Mermaid (2016)

Un chat apparut de derrière le rideau.

A cat appeared from behind the curtain.

Ainsi l'Élu apparut aux côtés du Mal.

Thus, the Chosen One appeared alongside Evil.

— Night Watch (2004)

Il apparut que la plupart des gens n’étaient pas partis pêcher.

It turned out that most people hadn’t gone fishing.

Dans le ciel apparut un rayon de lumière.

In the sky appeared a ray of light.

Dans le ciel, un rayon de lumière apparut.

In the sky, a ray of light appeared.

Et voici, la lumière apparut.

And behold, the light appeared.

Enfin apparut Manderley.

Finally, Manderley appeared.

— Rebecca (1940)

Un chat apparut d'en dessous du bureau.

A cat appeared from under the desk.

Je vis quelqu’un lancer un coup de poing, puis un couteau apparut.

I saw someone throw a punch, then a knife appeared.

Mr. Batulcar apparut en personne.

Mr. Batulcar appeared in person.

Le soleil apparut à l'horizon.

The sun appeared on the horizon.

Sa jolie silhouette se perdit dans la foule, m'apparut de nouveau et disparut.

Her lovely figure was lost in the crowd, appeared to me again, and disappeared.

L’huissier Ralphson apparut et frappa le gong de la scène.

The stagehand Ralphson appeared and struck the stage gong.

Au milieu de l’obscurité apparut une sphère immense, verte, bleue et blanche.

In the midst of the darkness, an immense sphere appeared, green, blue, and white.

Le lac Biwa apparut.

Lake Biwa appeared.

Une fille apparut devant moi.

A girl appeared in front of me.

Sur le seuil apparut M. Andermatt.

Mr. Andermatt appeared in the doorway.

Il apparut tout à coup devant moi.

He suddenly appeared in front of me.