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il arriva

happened, took place, arrived

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arriv to arrive + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Common #7,426
happened, took place This is a literary past-tense form, mainly used in written narration.
FR: Un jour, quelque chose d’étrange arriva.
EN: One day, something strange happened.
arrived This is a literary past-tense form, mainly used in written narration.
FR: Le train arriva à l’heure.
EN: The train arrived on time.
Conjugation of arriver
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third arriva arrivèrent

Il arriva trop tard à cause d'un embouteillage.

He arrived too late because of a traffic jam.

Tom arriva à l'hôtel.

Tom arrived at the hotel.

J'attendais à peine depuis une minute quand il arriva.

I had barely been waiting for a minute when he arrived.

Malheureusement, l'ambulance arriva trop tard.

Unfortunately, the ambulance arrived too late.

Le bus arriva avec dix minutes de retard.

The bus arrived ten minutes late.

Et cette minute suprême arriva.

And that supreme moment arrived.

Elle se mit à l'embrasser aussitôt qu'il arriva chez eux.

She started kissing him as soon as he arrived at their place.

Elle arriva chez elle au crépuscule.

She arrived home at dusk.

Tom arriva à Boston quand il avait treize ans.

Tom arrived in Boston when he was thirteen.

C'est ce qui arriva.

That's what happened.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Les portes de l'avion étaient déjà fermées quand Tom arriva à l'embarquement.

The plane doors were already closed when Tom arrived at the boarding gate.

Il arriva chez lui un peu avant dix-sept heures.

He got home a little before five p.m.

Tout le monde sait ce qui arriva ensuite.

Everyone knows what happened next.

Il arriva à l'heure pour la réunion.

He arrived on time for the meeting.

Il arriva à Tokyo à l'âge de trois ans.

He arrived in Tokyo at the age of three.

Elle le surprit lorsqu'elle arriva tôt.

She surprised him when she arrived early.

Leur histoire avait duré des années, mais le patron arriva à les séparer.

Their relationship had lasted for years, but the boss managed to split them up.

— 2046 (2004)

Ziri arriva.

Ziri arrived.

Elle arriva tard dans la nuit à l'hôtel.

She arrived at the hotel late at night.

La fin de la semaine arriva.

The end of the week arrived.

Mais ce que j'avais prédit, arriva.

But what I had predicted came to pass.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Tom arriva en dernier.

Tom arrived last.

Il arriva à la gare à cinq heures.

He arrived at the station at five o'clock.

La nouvelle de sa mort soudaine arriva comme un éclair dans un ciel bleu.

The news of his sudden death came like a bolt from the blue.

Rien de spécial n'arriva au travail.

Nothing special happened at work.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Le train arriva à l'heure.

The train arrived on time.

Il arriva aux États-Unis d'Amérique, enfant, en provenance d'Écosse.

He arrived in the United States of America as a child, coming from Scotland.

Notre train arriva à temps.

Our train arrived on time.

Peu après l'accident, la police arriva.

Shortly after the accident, the police arrived.

Sa mère arriva pour s'occuper de lui, venue tout droit d'Omaha.

His mother arrived to take care of him, having come straight from Omaha.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ce fut même ce qui arriva dans cette occasion.

That’s exactly what happened on this occasion.

Passepartout arriva au port Victoria.

Passepartout arrived at Victoria Harbour.

L'été arriva, et Berlin fut le plus bel endroit sur terre.

Summer arrived, and Berlin was the most beautiful place on Earth.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Elle arriva sans prévenir.

She arrived without warning.

À cause du mauvais temps, l'avion arriva avec trois heures de retard.

Because of the bad weather, the plane arrived three hours late.

Quand le loup arriva, il verra comme je lui ferai face.

When the wolf arrives, he will see how I face him.

— Histoires de fantômes chinois (1987)

Je regardais la télé lorsque Yumi arriva.

I was watching TV when Yumi arrived.

Un détective arriva sur la scène du crime.

A detective arrived at the crime scene.

La date de mise à l’eau arriva.

Launch day arrived.

Il n'arriva pas à l'heure.

He didn't arrive on time.

L'enfant arriva en courant.

The child came running.

Un nouveau sujet arriva dans la conversation.

A new topic came up in the conversation.

Comme à son habitude, il arriva un quart d'heure en retard.

As usual, he arrived fifteen minutes late.

Tom arriva en toute sécurité.

Tom arrived safely.

Le train arriva à temps.

The train arrived on time.

Et puis arriva le pire moment de la semaine.

And then came the worst moment of the week.

Elle se mit à l'embrasser aussitôt qu'il arriva chez lui.

She started kissing him as soon as he got home.

Au coin, arriva un gros camion.

Around the corner, a big truck arrived.

La police arriva.

The police arrived.

Je ne me rappelle pas que quoi que ce fut arriva.

I don't remember anything happening.

Le train arriva finalement.

The train finally arrived.

Tom arriva une demi-heure en retard.

Tom arrived half an hour late.

L'avion arriva à l'heure.

The plane arrived on time.

Pendant que l'école était sous le choc, le nouveau Directeur arriva.

While the school was still reeling, the new principal arrived.

— Our Times (2015)

La neige fondit quand arriva le printemps.

The snow melted when spring came.

L'automne arriva et les feuilles se mirent à tomber.

Autumn arrived, and the leaves began to fall.

C'est alors que tout arriva !

That’s when it all happened!

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Pas une seule personne n'arriva en retard.

Not a single person arrived late.

Après un moment, il arriva.

After a while, he arrived.

Ma mère n'arriva pas jusqu'à la ville.

My mother didn't make it to the city.

— The Road Home (1999)

Tom arriva en courant avec une lettre de Judy.

Tom came running with a letter from Judy.

Est-ce ce qui arriva ?

Is that what happened?

— L'Accusé (2017)

Mais ce lendemain n'arriva jamais pour elle et pour Sutemaru.

But that next day never came for her and Sutemaru.

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

Il arriva le premier.

He arrived first.

Il arriva aussitôt.

He arrived immediately.