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il parut

seemed, appeared, showed up

→ paraître
par appear; seem + ut il/elle simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #29,580
seemed, appeared Literary simple-past form, used mainly in written narratives.
FR: Il parut inquiet.
EN: He seemed worried.
appeared, showed up Literary simple-past form, used mainly in written narratives.
FR: Elle parut à la porte.
EN: She appeared at the door.
Conjugation of paraître
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third parut —

Tom parut furieux.

Tom looked furious.

La comtesse parut surprise.

The Countess looked surprised.

Horace Velmont parut plutôt vexé.

Horace Velmont seemed rather offended.

L'expression du visage de Fix lui parut singulière.

Fix's facial expression struck him as strange.

Elle parut étonnée de la lettre.

She seemed surprised by the letter.

La porte s'ouvrit, et l'impassible gentleman parut.

The door opened, and the impassive gentleman appeared.

Elle ne parut pas.

She did not appear.

Cela parut «très américain» à Passepartout.

That seemed “very American” to Passepartout.

Le temps leur parut long !

Time seemed to drag for them!

Elle parut bouleversée en apprenant le vol commis.

She seemed shaken when she heard about the theft.

Aussi, le dernier jour parut-il interminable.

Also, the last day seemed interminable.

Son corps de métal parut se réchauffer.

His metal body seemed to warm up.

— 2046 (2004)