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il parvint

reached, managed (to)

→ parvenir
parv succeed; manage to + int Past historic indicative 3sg
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #37,283
reached, managed (to) Past simple (passé simple) form of "parvenir"; common in literature and formal writing.
FR: Après des années d’efforts, il parvint à terminer le projet.
EN: After years of effort, he managed to finish the project.
Conjugation of parvenir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third parvint —

Tom tenta d'ouvrir la porte, mais n'y parvint pas.

Tom tried to open the door, but he couldn't.

Il ne parvint pas à expliquer ce qu'il voulait.

He couldn't explain what he wanted.

Il y parvint après le coucher du soleil.

He arrived there after sunset.

On parvint finalement à une solution acceptable pour toutes les parties.

A solution acceptable to all parties was finally reached.

Il essaya de rendre sa femme heureuse, mais il n'y parvint pas.

He tried to make his wife happy, but he couldn't.

Il parvint à résoudre le problème.

He managed to solve the problem.