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il éteignit

turned off

→ éteindre
éteign to turn off, to switch off + it 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #34,695
turned off This is a literary past-tense form, often found in written stories.
FR: Il éteignit la lumière avant de sortir.
EN: He turned off the light before leaving.
Conjugation of éteindre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third éteignit —

Tom éteignit la télévision.

Tom turned off the television.

Elle éteignit les lumières.

She turned off the lights.

La radio s'éteignit.

The radio went off.

Tom éteignit son ordinateur.

Tom turned off his computer.

Soudain, elle s’éteignit.

Suddenly, she went out.

Il éteignit toutes les lumières à onze heures.

He turned off all the lights at eleven o'clock.

Elle éteignit les lumières pour admirer le clair de lune.

She turned off the lights to admire the moonlight.

Elle prit un cierge, et la flamme s'éteignit.

She took a candle, and the flame went out.

— Night Watch (2004)

Il éteignit la lumière.

He turned off the light.