il reposa

rested

→ reposer
re again or back + posa he/she past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #41,790
rested Passé simple (literary past tense), most often seen in books and stories; in conversation you usually use "a reposé".
FR: Après le voyage, il reposa quelques minutes.
EN: After the trip, he rested for a few minutes.
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 le téléphone.

He put the phone down.

Ziri se reposa.

Ziri rested.

Tom se reposa.

Tom rested.

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.