il termina

ended, finished

t ɛ ʁ . m i . n a → terminer
termin to finish, to complete + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #41,929
ended, finished This is a literary past-tense form, used mainly in written stories.
FR: Le film termina à minuit.
EN: The film ended at midnight.
Conjugation of terminer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third termina —

Personne n'ayant de questions, il termina la lecture.

Since no one had any questions, he finished the reading.

Le match termina sans but.

The match ended goalless.

Tom termina son repas le premier.

Tom finished his meal first.

Bientôt, l'été se termina et fit place à l'automne, saison des récoltes.

Soon, summer came to an end and gave way to autumn, the season of harvests.

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

L'année se termina par un temps magnifique.

The year ended with beautiful weather.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Lorsque la cloche retentit, l'instituteur termina le cours.

When the bell rang, the teacher ended the lesson.

Il termina en tête.

He finished first.

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