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il levait

was rising, was coming up, was lifting, was raising, was getting up

→ lever
lev to raise; to lift + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #36,217
was rising, was coming up
FR: Le soleil levait derrière les collines.
EN: The sun was rising behind the hills.
was lifting, was raising
FR: Il levait les yeux vers le ciel.
EN: He was raising his eyes to the sky.
was getting up
FR: Elle se levait tôt chaque matin.
EN: She was getting up early every morning.
Conjugation of lever
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third levait —

Ou bien que Tenoch levait la lunette des WC avec son pied chez Julio.

Or that Tenoch lifted the toilet seat with his foot at Julio's house.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Les oies t'avaient dit que le vent se levait.

The geese had told you that the wind was picking up.

— Kiki la petite sorcière (1989)

D'habitude il se levait tôt.

He usually got up early.

Il levait les yeux, un bref coup d'œil au loin, et il la voyait.

He looked up, glanced briefly into the distance, and saw her.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Même si le soleil se levait à l'ouest, je ne changerais pas d'avis.

Even if the sun rose in the west, I wouldn’t change my mind.

Même si le soleil se levait à l'Ouest, je ne changerais pas mon opinion.

Even if the sun rose in the west, I wouldn’t change my opinion.

Le paquebot, en partance pour Hong-Kong, ne levait l'ancre qu'à midi.

The ocean liner, bound for Hong Kong, wasn’t due to weigh anchor until noon.

Je me souviens ne pas avoir pu finir de la manger parce que le soleil se levait.

I remember not being able to finish eating it because the sun was rising.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)