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il parvenait

was managing to, was succeeding in, was reaching, was getting to

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parven to reach, to get to + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #49,957
was managing to, was succeeding in Often used as « parvenir à » + an infinitive or noun.
FR: Elle parvenait à finir son travail à temps.
EN: She was managing to finish her work on time.
was reaching, was getting to
FR: La lumière parvenait jusqu'à la fenêtre.
EN: The light was reaching the window.
Conjugation of parvenir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third parvenait —

Tom ne parvenait pas à décider pour qui voter.

Tom couldn't decide who to vote for.

La lumière ne parvenait dans la chambre qu'à travers une lucarne.

Light reached the room only through a skylight.

Elle ne parvenait pas à comprendre toute l'histoire.

She couldn't understand the whole story.

Et Robbie, qui vendait tout ce qu'il parvenait à obtenir.

And Robbie, who sold everything he could get his hands on.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)