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il fit

he did

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he did A literary or formal past-tense form of “he does.”
FR: Il fit son travail avec soin.
EN: He did his work carefully.

Il fit de son mieux pour exécuter le plan.

He did his best to carry out the plan.

Il fit tout le chemin depuis Kyushu pour voir Mona Lisa.

He came all the way from Kyushu to see the Mona Lisa.

Au cours de notre conversation, il fit référence à sa jeunesse.

During our conversation, he referred to his youth.

Il fit le détour de Java-Sumatra.

He made the detour through Java-Sumatra.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Se sentant fatigué de marcher dans la campagne, il fit une sieste.

Feeling tired from walking in the countryside, he took a nap.

Il fit de son mieux, pour finalement échouer à nouveau.

He tried his best, only to fail again.

Il fit exprès de ne pas répondre à la question.

He deliberately chose not to answer the question.

Il fit de l'actrice son épouse.

He made the actress his wife.

Il fit un bref compte rendu de l'accident.

He gave a brief account of the accident.

Cette nuit-là, il fit un rêve horrible.

That night he had a horrible dream.

Il fit de son mieux pour être finalement vaincu.

He did his best only to be defeated in the end.

Il fit part de sa déception.

He expressed his disappointment.

Afin de ne pas oublier ce qu'il devait accomplir, il fit un nœud à son mouchoir.

So that he wouldn’t forget what he had to do, he tied a knot in his handkerchief.

Il fit le contraire.

He did the opposite.

Il fit ce que nous lui avions dit de faire.

He did what we told him to do.

Il fit des affaires en or et se fit plein d’amis.

He made a fortune and made lots of friends.

Il fit une tentative de suicide.

He attempted suicide.

Il fit savoir à ses amis qu'il n'avait pas l'intention d'être candidat.

He let his friends know that he had no intention of running.

Il fit rire les enfants.

He made the children laugh.

Il fit une vanne.

He made a joke.

Il fit une blague à ce propos.

He made a joke about it.

Il fit ce qu'il fallait.

He did what needed to be done.

Il fit du mieux qu'il pouvait.

He did the best he could.

Il fit un geste d'impatience.

He made an impatient gesture.

Il fit un récit détaillé de son étrange aventure.

He gave a detailed account of his strange adventure.

Il fit ce que je lui dis de faire.

He did what I told him to do.

Il fit les deux en même temps.

He did both at the same time.

Il fit semblant de ne pas m'entendre.

He pretended not to hear me.

Il fit cela pendant trois ans.

He did this for three years.

— Le Sacrifice (1986)

Il fit des efforts désespérés pour atteindre le rivage.

He made desperate efforts to reach the shore.

Il fit un voyage autour du monde.

He made a trip around the world.

Il fit ce qu'on lui dit.

He did what he was told.

Heed et Andrew avaient un Lecteur pour les défendre ; il fit de son mieux.

Heed and Andrew had a Reader to defend them; he did his best.

Il fit comme je lui avais dit.

He did as I told him.

Il fit ce qu'il promit de faire pour moi.

He did what he had promised to do for me.

Il fit des cauchemars.

He had nightmares.

Il fit du bon boulot.

He did a good job.

Il fit de son mieux pour ne plus penser à elle.

He did his best to stop thinking about her.

Il fit une grande contribution à la recherche contre le cancer.

He made a great contribution to cancer research.

Il fit un geste.

He made a gesture.

Il fit grève.

He went on strike.

Pour l'amour aussi, il fit de la politique.

For love, too, he went into politics.

Il fit grise mine et écouta ce que son professeur avait à dire.

He grimaced and listened to what his teacher had to say.

Il fit un effort pour arriver tôt à la gare.

He made an effort to arrive at the station early.

Il fit ce qu'il avait à faire.

He did what he had to do.

Il fit comme s'il allait dire quelque chose mais resta plutôt tranquille.

He acted as if he were going to say something, but instead remained quiet.

Il fit un large sourire de satisfaction.

He gave a broad smile of satisfaction.

Il fit trois pas de notre côté.

He took three steps toward us.

Il fit une analyse détaillée du problème.

He made a detailed analysis of the problem.