il envoya

sent

→ envoyer
envoy to send, to dispatch + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #20,287
sent A literary past-tense form, most often encountered in written narration.
FR: Elle envoya un message à sa mère.
EN: She sent a message to her mother.
Conjugation of envoyer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third envoya —

Il envoya des fruits et des légumes à sa fille.

He sent fruit and vegetables to his daughter.

Il envoya le garçon faire une commission.

He sent the boy on an errand.

Sami envoya du sable à Layla.

Sami threw sand at Layla.

Tom nous envoya un message.

Tom sent us a message.

On envoya matin et soir observer la maison de Saville-row… Rien.

They sent someone to watch the house on Savile Row morning and evening… Nothing.

Elle lui envoya un grand sourire.

She gave him a big smile.

Tom envoya des bonbons.

Tom sent some candy.

Tom envoya une douzaine de roses à Mary pour la Saint-Valentin.

Tom sent Mary a dozen roses for Valentine's Day.

Il m'envoya une lettre disant qu'il ne pouvait me voir.

He sent me a letter saying that he couldn't see me.

Le garçon se retourna quand on lui envoya de l'eau au visage.

The boy turned around when someone splashed water in his face.

Il m'envoya un cadeau.

He sent me a gift.

Et, dès son arrivée, il envoya deux de ses hommes dans la cellule du détenu.

And, as soon as he arrived, he sent two of his men into the prisoner’s cell.

Marie prit une photo et l'envoya à son amie.

Marie took a photo and sent it to her friend.

Dieu envoya un écriteau.

God sent a sign.

Il envoya le garçon cueillir des prunes.

He sent the boy to pick plums.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

Macha lui envoya ses hiboux.

Macha sent him her owls.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Elle lui écrivit une longue lettre mais ne l'envoya pas.

She wrote him a long letter but didn’t send it.

Dieu envoya un panneau.

God sent a sign.

On attendait depuis deux heures quand on me l'envoya.

We had been waiting for two hours when they sent it to me.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Il lui envoya une lettre pour lui faire savoir l'heure de son arrivée.

He sent her a letter to let her know what time he would arrive.

Il m'envoya une carte d'anniversaire.

He sent me a birthday card.

Dieu envoya un signe.

God sent a sign.