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il rejeta

rejected, threw oneself back

→ rejeter
re again; back + jet to throw, to toss + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #50,389
rejected Literary past-tense form, common in written narratives.
FR: Il rejeta ma demande.
EN: He rejected my request.
threw oneself back Used with a reflexive pronoun in this sense.
FR: Elle se rejeta en arrière.
EN: She threw herself back.
Conjugation of rejeter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third rejeta —

Alors la meute le rejeta.

So the pack rejected him.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

Mrs. Aouda, ne voulant pas être vue, se rejeta en arrière.

Mrs. Aouda, not wanting to be seen, leaned back.

Il rejeta toutes les objections.

He dismissed all objections.

Elle rejeta notre proposition de l'aider.

She rejected our offer to help her.