il jaillit

sprang forth, burst forth

→ jaillir
jaill burst forth + it he/she/it present or past tense
verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #40,302
sprang forth, burst forth Literary past tense form, usually used in written narratives.
FR: Une source jaillit soudainement entre les rochers.
EN: A spring suddenly sprang forth between the rocks.
Conjugation of jaillir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third jaillit
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third jaillit

De l'eau jaillit du robinet.

Water gushes from the tap.

La morve jaillit de mon nez.

Snot is gushing out of my nose.

Elle jaillit de nos corps et nourrit la terre.

It springs from our bodies and nourishes the earth.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

De l'eau jaillit de la fontaine.

Water gushes from the fountain.

Puis l'un d'eux jaillit du cercle et courut droit devant lui.

Then one of them sprang out of the circle and ran straight ahead.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)