il cessa

stopped, ceased

→ cesser
cess stop, cease + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #29,718
stopped, ceased Literary/simple past form, often found in books and storytelling.
FR: La pluie cessa soudainement.
EN: The rain suddenly stopped.
Conjugation of cesser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third cessa cessèrent

Elle cessa d'interpréter la chanson.

She stopped performing the song.

Il fut si affecté qu'il cessa de grandir.

He was so affected that he stopped growing.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Tom cessa de lire pendant un moment.

Tom stopped reading for a moment.

Elle cessa de coudre et but du thé.

She stopped sewing and drank tea.

Tom cessa soudainement de parler.

Tom suddenly stopped talking.

Elle cessa de rire.

She stopped laughing.

Il cessa de boire.

He stopped drinking.

Hinzpeter ne cessa jamais de chercher Kim Sa-bok.

Hinzpeter never stopped looking for Kim Sa-bok.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

La société cessa son activité après plusieurs années de baisse de profits.

The company ceased trading after several years of declining profits.

Il cessa de pleurer.

He stopped crying.