il fondit

melted

→ fondre
fond melt + it 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #37,420
melted Past historic (passé simple) form; used mainly in literature for narration.
FR: La neige fondit au soleil.
EN: The snow melted in the sun.
Conjugation of fondre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third fondit

Le soleil fondit la neige.

The sun melted the snow.

La neige fondit quand arriva le printemps.

The snow melted when spring came.

Il monta sur un bloc de glace qui fondit.

He climbed onto a block of ice which melted.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Aussitôt qu'elle le rencontra, elle fondit en larmes.

As soon as she met him, she burst into tears.

Dans sa douleur, elle fondit en larmes.

In her grief, she burst into tears.

Elle fondit en larmes quand elle entendit les nouvelles.

She burst into tears when she heard the news.