il lut

read

l y → lire
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #25,812
read Literary/simple past form (passé simple) of « lire »; common in books and storytelling.
FR: Il lut la lettre en silence.
EN: He read the letter in silence.
Conjugation of lire
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First lus
Second lus
Third lut

Elle lut la lettre et apprit ainsi sa mort.

She read the letter and learned of his death.

Ziri lut.

Ziri read.

Tom lut la lettre.

Tom read the letter.

Elle lut la lettre et fut ainsi informée de son décès.

She read the letter and was thus informed of his death.

Bill s'assit et lut une interview de célébrité.

Bill sat down and read a celebrity interview.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Il écrivit des lettres et lut avant de se rendormir.

He wrote letters and read before going back to sleep.

Il lut la totalité de l'Ancien Testament en un an.

He read the entire Old Testament in one year.

Elle lut le poème à haute voix.

She read the poem aloud.

Il lut le poème à voix haute.

He read the poem aloud.

L'élève lut un texte.

The student read a text.

Elle lui écrivit une longue lettre mais il ne la lut pas.

She wrote him a long letter, but he didn't read it.

Ziri lut le texte.

Ziri read the text.

Tom lut la lettre à voix haute.

Tom read the letter aloud.

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