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il leva

raised, lifted

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lev to lift, raise + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #23,232
raised, lifted Literary past tense (passé simple) of « lever »; common in books and stories, less in everyday speech.
FR: Il leva la main pour poser une question.
EN: He raised his hand to ask a question.
Conjugation of lever
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third leva levèrent

Tout le monde dans le parc leva les yeux vers la montgolfière.

Everyone in the park looked up at the hot air balloon.

Il leva son chapeau en signe de respect.

He raised his hat in respect.

Il leva les mains.

He raised his hands.

Tom leva les yeux.

Tom looked up.

L'élève leva la main et répondit à la question.

The student raised their hand and answered the question.

Elle leva les mains.

She raised her hands.

La fille leva la lourde caisse d'une seule main.

The girl lifted the heavy crate with one hand.

Il leva son chapeau quand il me vit.

He raised his hat when he saw me.

L'étudiante leva la main.

The student raised her hand.

Il leva les yeux vers le ciel nocturne.

He looked up at the night sky.

Tom leva sa main droite.

Tom raised his right hand.

Il leva les yeux vers le ciel.

He looked up at the sky.

Il leva le bras.

He raised his arm.

L'étudiant leva la main.

The student raised his hand.

Elle leva le rideau.

She lifted the curtain.