he died
Il mourut soudainement.
He died suddenly.
Il mourut le jour suivant.
He died the following day.
Il mourut peu de temps après par suite de ses blessures.
He died shortly afterward from his injuries.
Elle caressa un chiot, et il mourut.
She petted a puppy, and it died.
— Night Watch (2004)
Il mourut avant mon arrivée.
He died before I arrived.
Un mois après être tombé malade, il mourut.
A month after falling ill, he died.
En vérité, il n'y eût qu'un seul chrétien, et il mourut sur la croix.
In truth, there was only one Christian, and he died on the cross.
Il mourut récemment.
He died recently.
Il mourut avant que j'arrive.