il envoya

sent

→ envoyer
envoy send + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #20,378
sent Simple past (passé simple), 3rd person singular of « envoyer »; mostly used in writing.
FR: Il envoya une lettre à son ami.
EN: He sent a letter to his friend.
Conjugation of envoyer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third envoya

Tom envoya des bonbons.

Tom sent some candy.

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

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

Il envoya le garçon faire une commission.

He sent the boy on an errand.

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

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

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

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

Sami envoya du sable à Layla.

Sami threw sand at Layla.

Dieu envoya un panneau.

God sent a sign.

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

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

Elle lui envoya un grand sourire.

She gave him a big smile.

Il m'envoya un cadeau.

He sent me a gift.

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

Marie took a photo and sent it to her friend.

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.

Dieu envoya un signe.

God sent a sign.

Tom nous envoya un message.

Tom sent us a message.

Il m'envoya une carte d'anniversaire.

He sent me a birthday card.

Il envoya des fruits et des légumes à sa fille.

He sent fruit and vegetables to his daughter.

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)

Macha lui envoya ses hiboux.

Macha sent him her owls.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)