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sentît
-he/she smelt
Imperfect subjunctive il/elle conjugation of sentir.
sentit
Past historic il/elle conjugation of sentir.

sentir

Même qu’il m’en eût dit quelque chose à son sujet, je reconnus que ma vie sentît ceci.
Though he had told me about this, I realized that my life sensed this.
Cela lui plaisait, et bien qu'il en sentît l'incongruité, il réalisait que la morosité seule n'était pas un remède.
He enjoyed it and although he felt its incongruity he realized that gloom alone was no remedy.
Quand je décidai célébrer cette exposition, je sentis qu’il n’y aurait personne qui ne sentît rien.
When I decided to hold this exhibition I felt that there would be no person who did not feel anything.
Une personne qui eût participé à notre concert en Inde me dit que tandis que je narrasse un poème elle sentît une éclosion florale.
A person who had participated in our concert held in India told me that as I narrated a poem, he felt a blooming of a flower.
Je rappelai que ma mère eût l’habitude de me dire qu’elle fût plus que contente en restant enceinte, et après ma naissance elle sentît de la joie extrême tandis qu’elle m’observât sourire.
I recalled that my mother used to tell me that she was more than happy when she was pregnant, and after my birth she felt extreme happiness as she watched me smiling.
En entendant ce que Jiang lisait, le Roi Wu se sentît encore plus respectueux et convaincu.
Upon hearing what Jiang read, King Wu felt more respectful and convinced.
Cela lui plaisait, et bien qu’il en sentît l’incongruité, il réalisait que la morosité seule n’était pas un remède.
He enjoyed it and although he felt its incongruity he realized that gloom alone was no remedy.
Si l'autorité papale était légitime et infaillible, comme il le croyait, comment se faisait-il qu'il se sentît poussé à lui résister ?
If the authority was just and infallible, as he believed it to be, how came it that he felt compelled to disobey it?
Si l’autorité papale était légitime et infaillible, comme il le croyait, comment se faisait-il qu’il se sentît poussé à lui résister ?
If the authority was just and infallible, as he believed it to be, how came it that he felt compelled to disobey it?
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