ils partirent

left, departed

→ partir
partir leave, go away + ent they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #38,866
left, departed Literary/simple past form meaning “they left” (passé simple).
FR: Ils partirent à l’aube.
EN: They left at dawn.
Conjugation of partir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First partis
Second partis
Third partit partirent

Jeunes et vieux partirent au combat.

Young and old went into battle.

Ils partirent en expédition au pôle Nord.

They went on an expedition to the North Pole.

Elles partirent en voyage.

They went on a journey.

Ils partirent en expédition en Antarctique.

They went on an expedition to Antarctica.

Ils partirent tôt.

They left early.