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il osait

dared

→ oser
os to dare, to have the nerve to + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #29,962
dared In these examples, used in the negative to mean “didn’t dare.”
FR: Elle osait poser la question.
EN: She dared to ask the question.
Conjugation of oser
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First osais —
Second osais —
Third osait —

Il n'osait l'embrasser.

He didn't dare kiss her.

Elle n'osait pas quitter la pièce de peur d'attraper froid.

She didn’t dare leave the room for fear of catching a cold.

Qu'avait-elle appris qu'elle n'osait pas raconter ?

What had she learned that she didn’t dare tell anyone?

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Le gars osait pas t'apporter l'addition.

The guy didn't dare bring you the bill.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Il n’osait pas aller dans un restaurant pour commander à manger.

He didn’t dare go to a restaurant to order food.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Mais tant que le peuple le soutenait, personne n'osait l'affronter.

But as long as the people supported him, no one dared to challenge him.

— Gladiator (2000)

S'il osait me toucher, tu étais prêt à te battre !

If he dared touch me, you were ready to fight!

— Haider (2014)

Elle n'osait pas.

She didn't dare.

— 2046 (2004)

Noriko osait pas te les donner.

Noriko didn't dare give them to you.

— Battle Royale (2000)

Personne n'osait approcher, les gens avaient peur.

No one dared to come closer; people were afraid.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Il n'osait regarder l'inspecteur de police.

He didn’t dare look at the police inspector.

Et il n'osait pas refuser.

And he didn’t dare refuse.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Il n'osait regarder son maître.

He didn't dare look at his master.