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I decided to A literary past-tense form, commonly found in written narratives.
FR: Je décidai de rentrer chez moi.
EN: I decided to go home.

Je décidai de m’éloigner franchement.

I decided to get well away.

Je décidai de les renvoyer tous.

I decided to send them all back.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Bien que le temps fût mauvais, je décidai de sortir.

Although the weather was bad, I decided to go out.

Je décidai de lui pardonner.

I decided to forgive him.

Je décidai de lui glisser une idée.

I decided to plant an idea in his mind.

Je décidai de mettre fin à ce véritable cauchemar.

I decided to put an end to this true nightmare.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)