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il resta

stayed, remained

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rest to stay + a simple past (he/she/it)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #11,399
stayed, remained This is a literary past-tense form; in everyday speech, people usually say « est resté ».
FR: Il resta calme malgré le bruit.
EN: He stayed calm despite the noise.
Conjugation of rester
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third resta restèrent

Tom resta à Boston pendant trois jours.

Tom stayed in Boston for three days.

Mais un village resta dans le noir.

But one village remained in the dark.

— Article 15 (2019)

Il voulut que Yu, sa concubine, parte, mais elle resta.

He wanted Yu, his concubine, to leave, but she stayed.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Il resta inconscient durant trois jours.

He remained unconscious for three days.

Il resta silencieux toute la journée.

He remained silent all day.

Il resta debout en face d'elle.

He remained standing in front of her.

Keith resta dans la boutique, en bas.

Keith stayed in the shop downstairs.

Elle passa sa main sur son front, et resta quelques instants à réfléchir.

She ran her hand over her forehead and paused to think for a few moments.

Ziri resta.

Ziri stayed.

Elle resta là un moment.

She stood there for a moment.

Elle resta toute sa vie célibataire.

She remained single all her life.

Il resta célibataire toute sa vie.

He remained single all his life.

L'un resta et l'autre s'en alla.

One stayed and the other left.

Tom resta dans l'alignement.

Tom stayed in line.

Il resta indifférent.

He remained indifferent.

Son rapport à l'état-major et à Johnson resta secret.

His connection to headquarters and Johnson remained secret.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Il resta silencieux pendant ce qui me sembla une heure.

He was silent for what seemed like an hour.

Le garçon resta silencieux.

The boy remained silent.

Comme il se sentait malade, il resta au lit.

As he felt sick, he stayed in bed.

Il resta sans parler pendant cinq minutes.

He stayed silent for five minutes.

Elle resta en admiration devant le jardin.

She stood in awe of the garden.

Tout le monde resta silencieux.

Everyone remained silent.

Il resta sous l'eau trois minutes.

He stayed underwater for three minutes.

Tom resta silencieux pendant un long moment.

Tom was silent for a long moment.

Tom resta calme.

Tom remained calm.

Tom resta silencieux.

Tom remained silent.

Tom resta un instant immobile.

Tom stood still for a moment.

Alfred Matzerath resta à Danzig lui aussi.

Alfred Matzerath stayed in Danzig too.

— Le Tambour (1979)

Un seul partisan lui resta.

Only one supporter remained loyal to him.

Tout le monde resta debout.

Everyone remained standing.

Tom resta silencieux pendant un moment.

Tom was silent for a moment.

Au milieu de cette agitation, Nelly resta seule à l'extrémité de la terrasse.

Amid all the commotion, Nelly remained alone at the far end of the terrace.

Sa menace de me dénoncer resta lettre morte.

His threat to turn me in came to nothing.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

La porte resta fermée.

The door remained closed.

Kat en resta stupéfaite.

Kat was stunned by it.

Il resta silencieux pendant le repas.

He remained silent during the meal.

Ce jeune amour de guerre resta fidèle jusqu'à l'apparition de Matzerath.

This youthful wartime love remained faithful until Matzerath appeared.

— Le Tambour (1979)

David resta sur le quai alors que le train était en vue.

David remained on the platform as the train came into sight.

Tom resta assis.

Tom remained seated.

Il fit comme s'il allait dire quelque chose mais resta plutôt tranquille.

He acted as if he were going to say something, but instead remained quiet.

Tom resta éveillé pendant un long moment en pensant à ce qu'il devait faire.

Tom stayed awake for a long time, thinking about what he should do.

Elle resta.

She stayed.