Usage examples of "ouvrit" in French with translation to English

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Il ouvrit grand sa bouche. He opened his mouth wide.
Sa femme lui ouvrit la porte. His wife opened the door for him.
Alors, enfin, elle ouvrit la bouche. Then, finally, she opened her mouth.
Elle ouvrit la lettre en hâte. She opened the letter quickly.
Le coeur battant elle ouvrit la porte. With her heart pounding, she opened the door.
Il attendit plusieurs secondes et ouvrit la porte. He waited for several seconds and opened the door.
Aussitôt qu'elle fut seule, elle ouvrit la lettre. The moment she was alone, she opened the letter.
Dès qu’il fut seul, il ouvrit la lettre. As soon as he was left alone, he opened the letter.
Aussitôt qu'elle ouvrit la porte, un chat s'échappa. As soon as she opened the door, a cat ran out.
Au moment où elle était seule, elle ouvrit la lettre. The moment she was alone, she opened the letter.
Elle ouvrit la lettre dès qu'elle fut toute seule. The moment she was alone she opened the letter.
Il ouvrit la fenêtre pour laisser entrer de l'air frais. He opened the window to let in some fresh air.
Lorsqu'elle lui ouvrit son cœur, c'était déjà trop tard. When she opened her heart to him, it was already too late.
Lorsqu'elle ouvrit les yeux, je fus la première personne qu'elle vit. When she opened her eyes I was the first person she saw.
Le gouverneur coupa le ruban et ouvrit le nouveau pont à la circulation. The governor cut the tape and opened the new bridge.
L'enfant ouvrit la fenêtre, bien que sa mère le lui eût défendu. The boy opened the window, although his mother told him not to.
Elle lui tendit sa veste puis ouvrit la porte et lui demanda de partir. She handed him his jacket then opened the door and asked him to leave.
Le petit lapin noir ouvrit très grands ses yeux et dit que c'était très grand et haut. The little black rabbit opened her eyes very wide and said that it was very large and high.
Un jour, Christophe Colomb rencontra l'enfant de la phrase 47456 et lui ouvrit les yeux sur le monde. Christopher Columbus once met the child in Sentence 47456 and opened his eyes to the world.
Lorsque Tom ouvrit la porte, il vit Marie se tenant là, avec un pack de six et une pizza. When Tom opened the door, he saw Mary standing there with a six-pack and a pizza.
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