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ils continuèrent

continued

→ continuer
continu continue, keep going + èrent they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #35,561
continued Simple past (passé simple), 3rd person plural: used mainly in written narration (e.g., stories, history).
FR: Après une courte pause, ils continuèrent leur route.
EN: After a short break, they continued on their way.
Conjugation of continuer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third continua continuèrent

Ils continuèrent à manger en silence.

They continued to eat in silence.

Ils continuèrent à être amis.

They continued to be friends.

Ils continuèrent à boire.

They continued to drink.

Elles continuèrent à boire.

They continued to drink.

Bien que blessés, ils continuèrent de se battre.

Although wounded, they continued to fight.

Ils continuèrent à chanter jusqu'à ce que vienne une équipe de secours.

They kept singing until a rescue team arrived.

Les ohmus continuèrent leur course jusqu'à leurs morts.

The ohmus continued their race until their deaths.

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)