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il serra

shook (someone’s) hand, squeezed, held tightly

s ɛ . ʁ a → serrer
serr to squeeze, to grip tightly + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #32,850
shook (someone’s) hand
FR: Il serra la main de son collègue.
EN: He shook his colleague’s hand.
squeezed, held tightly
FR: Elle serra son ours en peluche contre elle.
EN: She held her teddy bear tightly against her.
Conjugation of serrer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third serra —

Tom me serra la main.

Tom shook my hand.

Il étendit la main par-dessus la table et serra la mienne.

He reached across the table and shook mine.

La reine serra la main des deux joueurs après le match.

The Queen shook hands with both players after the match.

Elle me serra la main.

She shook my hand.

Le directeur serra la main à chacun des diplômés.

The principal shook hands with each of the graduates.

Mary serra sa poupée.

Mary hugged her doll.

Il me serra bien fort.

He hugged me tightly.

Elle lui serra la main.

She shook his hand.

Mon cœur se serra.

My heart tightened.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Il me serra très fort.

He hugged me very tightly.

Elle serra son bébé dans ses bras.

She hugged her baby.

Sounds similar to

sera s ə . ʁ a verra v ɛ . ʁ a paiera p ɛ . ʁ a serrez s ɛ . ʁ e serrer s ɛ . ʁ e seras s ə . ʁ a serrés s ɛ . ʁ e serrée s ɛ . ʁ e paieras p ɛ . ʁ a serrons s ɛ . ʁ ɔ̃ serrait s ɛ . ʁ ɛ serrant s ɛ . ʁ ɑ̃ serrées s ɛ . ʁ e