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il détourna

turned away, turned aside

d e . t u ʁ . n a → détourner
dé undo, remove, or reverse + tourn to turn; to rotate + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #46,956
turned away, turned aside This is a literary past-tense form, often used in written narration.
FR: Il détourna les yeux de l’écran.
EN: He looked away from the screen.
Conjugation of détourner
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third détourna —

Elle rougit et détourna la tête.

She blushed and turned her head away.

Elle se détourna et se mit à pleurer.

She turned away and began to cry.

Tom détourna le regard.

Tom looked away.

Elle détourna la tête, de peur qu'il ne voie ses larmes.

She turned her head away for fear that he might see her tears.

Elle détourna son visage afin qu'il ne voie pas ses larmes.

She turned her face away so that he wouldn’t see her tears.

Sounds similar to

détourné d e . t u ʁ . n e détourner d e . t u ʁ . n e détournée d e . t u ʁ . n e