il empêcha

prevented, stopped

→ empêcher
empêch to prevent, to stop + a simple past (he/she/it)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #31,453
prevented, stopped A literary past-tense form, more often encountered in books than in everyday conversation.
FR: La pluie empêcha le match de commencer.
EN: The rain prevented the match from starting.
Conjugation of empêcher
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third empêcha —

La neige profonde empêcha l'équipe d'atteindre la cabane.

The deep snow prevented the team from reaching the cabin.

Un accident l'empêcha d'assister à la cérémonie.

An accident prevented him from attending the ceremony.

L'inondation m'empêcha de traverser la rivière.

The flood prevented me from crossing the river.

Qui m'en empêcha ?

Who stopped me?

La fierté m'empêcha de lui emprunter de l'argent.

Pride prevented me from borrowing money from him.

Son profond coma l'empêcha de participer aux premières élections libres.

His deep coma prevented him from participating in the first free elections.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Le mauvais temps nous empêcha de partir.

Bad weather prevented us from leaving.

Son manque de connaissances techniques l'empêcha d'être promu.

His lack of technical knowledge prevented him from being promoted.

La maladie m'empêcha de me rendre à la fête.

The illness prevented me from going to the party.

Une tempête empêcha le navire de quitter Kobe.

A storm prevented the ship from leaving Kobe.

La tempête nous empêcha de sortir.

The storm prevented us from going out.

La neige empêcha le train de rouler.

The snow prevented the train from moving.