il caressa

stroked, petted, caressed

→ caresser
caress caress; stroke gently + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #37,540
stroked, petted, caressed Past simple (passé simple), 3rd person singular; mainly used in writing/literature.
FR: Elle caressa le chat doucement.
EN: She gently stroked the cat.
Conjugation of caresser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third caressa

Il lui caressa les cheveux.

He stroked her hair.

Elle caressa son bébé tendrement.

She caressed her baby tenderly.

Le garçon caressa le menton de la fille et embrassa sa joue.

The boy stroked the girl's chin and kissed her cheek.

Elle caressa un chiot, et il mourut.

She petted a puppy, and it died.

— Night Watch (2004)

Tom caressa les seins de Marie.

Tom caressed Marie's breasts.

L'air froid me caressa merveilleusement le visage.

The cool air caressed my face wonderfully.