ouvrit la porte

opened the door

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opened the door A literary past-tense form commonly used in written narratives.
FR: Elle ouvrit la porte doucement.
EN: She opened the door quietly.

Il ouvrit la porte de la voiture.

He opened the car door.

Tom ouvrit la porte pour laisser entrer le chat.

Tom opened the door to let the cat in.

Sami ouvrit la porte et sortit.

Sami opened the door and walked out.

Tom portait son pyjama quand il ouvrit la porte.

Tom was wearing his pajamas when he opened the door.

Il ouvrit la porte.

He opened the door.

Tom ouvrit la porte, quand bien même je lui avais demandé de ne pas le faire.

Tom opened the door, even though I asked him not to.

Elle lui tendit sa veste puis ouvrit la porte et lui demanda de partir.

She handed him her jacket then opened the door and asked him to leave.

Il attendit plusieurs secondes et ouvrit la porte.

He waited several seconds and opened the door.