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il pointa

pointed, appeared, emerged

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point to point, to aim + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #36,554
pointed Literary past-tense form; everyday speech usually uses « a pointé ».
FR: Il pointa son doigt vers la porte.
EN: He pointed his finger toward the door.
appeared, emerged Literary past-tense form; everyday speech usually uses « a pointé ».
FR: La lune pointa derrière les nuages.
EN: The moon appeared from behind the clouds.
Conjugation of pointer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third pointa —

Il pointa son arme vers moi.

He pointed his gun at me.

Elle pointa le doigt sur lui.

She pointed at him.

L'homme pointa le fusil dans la direction des inspecteurs.

The man pointed the rifle in the direction of the inspectors.

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.

Tom pointa Marie du doigt.

Tom pointed at Marie.

Sami pointa vers le cheval.

Sami pointed towards the horse.

L'homme pointa une arme en direction de l'agent de police.

The man pointed a gun at the police officer.

Elle pointa son nez dans la pièce.

She poked her nose into the room.

Enfin, la lune pointa derrière les nuages du sud.

At last, the moon peeked out from behind the southern clouds.