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il termina

finished, ended

t ɛ ʁ . m i . n a → terminer
termin finish, end + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #39,085
finished, ended Passé simple (simple past), mostly used in writing (stories, history) rather than everyday speech.
FR: Il termina son travail avant midi.
EN: He finished his work before noon.
Conjugation of terminer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third termina —

Le match termina sans but.

The match ended goalless.

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)

Il termina en tête.

He finished first.

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

When the bell rang, the teacher ended the lesson.

Tom termina son repas le premier.

Tom finished his meal first.

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

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

Sounds similar to

terminé t ɛ ʁ . m i . n e terminer t ɛ ʁ . m i . n e