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il trouva

found

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trouv find + a simple past (he/she/it)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #13,420
found This is the passé simple, a literary past tense used mainly in written stories.
FR: Elle trouva ses clés sous le canapé.
EN: She found her keys under the sofa.
Conjugation of trouver
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third trouva trouvèrent

Marie le trouva charmant.

Marie found him charming.

On ne trouva pas d’autres tatouages.

No other tattoos were found.

Mennad trouva cela très difficile.

Mennad found this very difficult.

Passepartout trouva cela fort drôle, sans trop savoir pourquoi.

Passepartout found this very amusing, without quite knowing why.

Il trouva que c’était une bonne affaire.

He thought it was a good deal.

Elle trouva un besoin et le remplit.

She found a need and filled it.

Tom trouva cela très difficile de respirer.

Tom found it very difficult to breathe.

Il entra dans la pièce et trouva sa professeur gisant à terre.

He entered the room and found his teacher lying on the floor.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

Elle trouva ennuyeuse la vie à la campagne.

She found country life boring.

Elle trouva un homme blessé.

She found a wounded man.

Il essaya de résoudre le problème qu'il trouva très difficile.

He tried to solve the problem, which he found very difficult.

Un jour, il trouva des soldats au lieu de trésors.

One day, he found soldiers instead of treasures.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Il se trouva que ce jour-là c'était mon anniversaire.

It turned out that it was my birthday that day.

Il trouva difficile de résoudre le problème.

He found it difficult to solve the problem.

Tom trouva le chapeau que Marie cherchait au sous-sol.

Tom found the hat Mary was looking for in the basement.

Il trouva un chien abandonné dans la forêt.

He found an abandoned dog in the forest.

Il trouva porte close.

He found the door closed.

Elle trouva son bébé toujours endormi.

She found her baby still asleep.

Il trouva très difficile d'entretenir la conversation.

He found it very difficult to keep the conversation going.

On le trouva mystérieusement assassiné.

He was found mysteriously murdered.

Il se trouva que je n'avais pas d'argent avec moi.

It turned out that I didn’t have any money with me.

Quand Passepartout eut fini, il se trouva calme et comme soulagé.

When Passepartout had finished, he felt calm and somewhat relieved.

En tirant sur sa pipe, il trouva un moyen de remercier le forgeron.

As he puffed on his pipe, he found a way to thank the blacksmith.

— Tenacious D Et Le Mediator Du Destin (2006)

Il trouva la boîte sous la table.

He found the box under the table.

Sami entra dans le stade et trouva un siège.

Sami entered the stadium and found a seat.

Il trouva la porte fermée.

He found the door closed.

Par quel excellent hasard se trouva-t-elle au-dessus du bureau de Ludovic ?

By what stroke of good luck did she find herself above Ludovic’s desk?

Alex trouva réconfort dans les mots de son ami.

Alex found comfort in his friend's words.

Il la trouva irrésistible.

He found her irresistible.

Il trouva, d'ailleurs, dans Sir Francis Cromarty, un auxiliaire décidé.

He also found a staunch ally in Sir Francis Cromarty.

Personne ne trouva une quelconque raison de critiquer son action.

No one found any reason to criticize his action.

Elle trouva un homme mort.

She found a dead man.

Elle le trouva fort mal en point.

She found him in very bad shape.

Il me trouva un taxi.

He found me a taxi.

Tom trouva Marie.

Tom found Mary.