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il a cessé de

he stopped …

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phrase Rare #35,856
he stopped … Followed by an infinitive verb. With weather verbs, il means “it,” as in “it stopped raining.”
FR: Il a cessé de travailler à six heures.
EN: He stopped working at six o’clock.

Enfin, il a cessé de sentir mauvais — ou bien mon nez a cessé de fonctionner.

Finally, it stopped smelling bad—or maybe my nose stopped working.

Il a cessé de boire.

He stopped drinking.

Il a cessé de respirer.

He stopped breathing.

— Le monde perdu : Jurassic Park (1997)

Il a cessé de pleuvoir.

It has stopped raining.

Il a cessé de neiger.

It has stopped snowing.

Maintenant que vous en parlez, il a cessé de pleuvoir.

Now that you mention it, it has stopped raining.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Il a cessé de boire de l'alcool.

He stopped drinking alcohol.

Quand Kyoko est née, il a cessé de boire.

When Kyoko was born, he stopped drinking.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)