il reposa

put down, set down, rested

→ reposer
re again; back + posa he/she past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #47,512
put down, set down Literary past-tense form; everyday French usually uses a different past tense.
FR: Elle reposa son verre sur la table.
EN: She put her glass back down on the table.
rested Literary past-tense form; everyday French usually uses a different past tense.
FR: Après le déjeuner, il reposa un moment.
EN: After lunch, he rested for a while.
Conjugation of reposer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third reposa —

Elle reposa éveillée pendant des heures, à penser à lui.

She lay awake for hours, thinking about him.

Il reposa son stylo et se laissa aller contre le dossier de sa chaise.

He put down his pen and leaned back in his chair.

Ziri se reposa.

Ziri rested.

Il reposa le téléphone.

He put the phone down.

Tom se reposa.

Tom rested.