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ils appelèrent

called, named, appealed to

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appel to call, to phone + èrent they past tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #47,081
called This is a literary past-tense form, often replaced by the passé composé in everyday speech.
FR: Les voisins appelèrent la police.
EN: The neighbors called the police.
named This is a literary past-tense form, often replaced by the passé composé in everyday speech.
FR: Ils appelèrent leur fils Paul.
EN: They named their son Paul.
appealed to This is a literary past-tense form, often replaced by the passé composé in everyday speech.
FR: Ils en appelèrent à la solidarité.
EN: They appealed to solidarity.
Conjugation of appeler
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third appela appelèrent

Les voisins appelèrent la police.

The neighbors called the police.

Elles appelèrent à mettre fin au combat.

They called for an end to the fighting.

Les avocats de la défense en appelèrent à la pitié.

Defense lawyers appealed for mercy.

Les enfants dormaient lorsque leurs grands-parents les appelèrent.

The children were asleep when their grandparents called them.

Ils appelèrent le bébé Momotarou.

They named the baby Momotarou.