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il ouvrit

opened

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ouvr open + it 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #15,676
opened Simple past (passé simple), 3rd person singular; mostly used in written narration.
FR: Il ouvrit la porte et entra.
EN: He opened the door and went in.
Conjugation of ouvrir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First ouvris —
Second ouvris —
Third ouvrit —

Tom prit un livre, l’ouvrit et commença à le lire.

Tom picked up a book, opened it, and began to read.

Elle ouvrit lentement les yeux.

She slowly opened her eyes.

Il ouvrit grand sa bouche.

He opened his mouth wide.

Elle ouvrit la bouche pour parler.

She opened her mouth to speak.

Tom ouvrit le tiroir de gauche.

Tom opened the left drawer.

Il ouvrit les yeux et vit que la bougie continuait à brûler sur la table.

He opened his eyes and saw that the candle was still burning on the table.

L'orateur nous ouvrit les yeux sur la vérité.

The speaker opened our eyes to the truth.

Il ouvrit la bouche.

He opened his mouth.

Elle ouvrit la bouche.

She opened her mouth.

Sami ouvrit la bouteille.

Sami opened the bottle.

Tom ouvrit sa bière et prit une gorgée.

Tom opened his beer and took a sip.

Grand-père ouvrit la fenêtre de la voiture et pointa son arme vers un oiseau.

Grandpa opened the car window and pointed his gun at a bird.

Ce fut une expérience qui m'ouvrit les yeux.

It was an eye-opening experience.

Le gouverneur coupa le ruban et ouvrit le nouveau pont à la circulation.

The governor cut the ribbon and opened the new bridge to traffic.

Elle ouvrit le placard et prit une robe.

She opened the closet and took out a dress.

La fille ouvrit son parapluie.

The girl opened her umbrella.

La fenêtre de l'étage s'ouvrit.

The upstairs window opened.

Thomas ouvrit la portière.

Thomas opened the door.

Alors, enfin, elle ouvrit la bouche.

So, finally, she opened her mouth.

Tom ouvrit son portefeuille.

Tom opened his wallet.

La porte de la cuisine s'ouvrit.

The kitchen door opened.

Lorsqu'elle ouvrit les yeux, je fus la première personne qu'elle vit.

When she opened her eyes, I was the first person she saw.

Il se rendit dans sa caravane et ouvrit son coffre-fort.

He went to his caravan and opened his safe.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Ce fut une expérience qui nous ouvrit les yeux.

It was an eye-opening experience.

Tom ouvrit le coffre-fort.

Tom opened the safe.