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il serra

tightened, squeezed, clenched

s ɛ . ʁ a → serrer
serr to squeeze; to grip + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #28,400
tightened, squeezed, clenched Literary/simple past (passé simple) form of « serrer », often used in writing rather than everyday speech.
FR: Il serra les dents et ne dit rien.
EN: He clenched his teeth and didn’t say anything.
Conjugation of serrer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third serra —

Il me serra très fort.

He hugged me very tightly.

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

The Queen shook hands with both players after the match.

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.

Mon cœur se serra.

My heart tightened.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Elle serra son bébé dans ses bras.

She hugged her baby.

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.

Sounds similar to

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