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il remonta

went up, climbed, raised, boosted, reeled in

→ remonter
re again; back + mont to ride (a bicycle) + a he/she past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #40,857
went up, climbed Literary past-tense form; everyday French usually uses a different past tense.
FR: Il remonta les cinq étages à pied.
EN: He climbed the five floors on foot.
raised, boosted Often used figuratively, as in raising or boosting someone's spirits.
FR: Cette nouvelle lui remonta le moral.
EN: This news lifted his spirits.
reeled in Used for bringing in a fish on a fishing line.
FR: Il remonta un gros poisson.
EN: He reeled in a big fish.
Conjugation of remonter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third remonta —

Thomas descendit à la cave et remonta avec une bouteille de vin.

Thomas went down to the cellar and came back up with a bottle of wine.

Il remonta une grosse truite.

He reeled in a big trout.

Il plongea dans l'eau et remonta pour respirer.

He plunged into the water and came back up to breathe.

C'est là que le patron remonta le volume de sa musique.

That’s when the boss turned his music back up.

— 2046 (2004)

Paisiblement il remonta les cinq étages.

He calmly climbed the five flights of stairs.

Le prix qu’Antonio me paya me le remonta encore davantage.

The price Antonio paid me only made me think even more highly of him.