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il éloigna

moved away, moved ... away

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éloign to move away, move ... away, keep ... away + a simple past (he/she/it)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #39,322
moved away A literary past-tense form, most often encountered in written narratives.
FR: Il s'éloigna sans bruit.
EN: He moved away without making a sound.
moved away, moved ... away A literary past-tense form, most often encountered in written narratives.
FR: Elle éloigna la chaise de la table.
EN: She moved the chair away from the table.
Conjugation of éloigner
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third éloigna —

La barque s'éloigna de la rive.

The boat moved away from the shore.

L'orateur s'éloigna du sujet principal.

The speaker strayed from the main topic.

Doucement, sans un mot, il s'éloigna d'elle.

Slowly, without a word, he moved away from her.

Puis elle s’éloigna.

Then she walked away.

M'ayant serré la main il s'éloigna.

After shaking my hand, he walked away.

Tom éloigna les ciseaux de Mary.

Tom took the scissors away from Mary.

Une brise du sud-est nous éloigna des quais.

A breeze from the southeast carried us away from the docks.

Mais brusquement il sauta de sa chaise et s'éloigna du mur.

But suddenly he jumped out of his chair and moved away from the wall.