il essuya

wiped, dried

→ essuyer
essuy wipe; dry + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #31,721
wiped, dried Literary simple past (passé simple) of « essuyer »; common in writing, especially stories.
FR: Il essuya ses lunettes avec un mouchoir.
EN: He wiped his glasses with a handkerchief.
Conjugation of essuyer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third essuya

Elle essuya ses larmes avec un mouchoir.

She wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

Tom essuya son visage avec une serviette.

Tom wiped his face with a towel.

Elle essuya ses larmes.

She wiped away her tears.

Il essuya la morve sur sa manche.

He wiped the snot on his sleeve.

Tom essuya le verre avec un torchon.

Tom wiped the glass with a cloth.

Elle essuya ses cheveux mouillés avec une serviette.

She dried her wet hair with a towel.

Il s'essuya le nez dans sa manche.

He wiped his nose on his sleeve.

Il essuya la sueur de son front.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Tom essuya ses pieds sur le paillasson.

Tom wiped his feet on the doormat.