ils saluèrent

greeted, said hello to

→ saluer
salu to greet, to say hello to + èrent they past tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #51,336
greeted, said hello to This is the literary simple past, mostly used in written narratives.
FR: Ils saluèrent leur voisin.
EN: They greeted their neighbor.
Conjugation of saluer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third salua saluèrent

Les professeurs saluèrent les enfants.

The teachers greeted the children.

Les enseignants saluèrent les enfants.

The teachers greeted the children.

Ils se saluèrent.

They greeted each other.