éventait in French

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éventait is the imperfect tense (l'imparfait) form of the verb éventer, meaning "to faint," "to pass out," or "to fan/spread (air)." It means "(he/she/it) was fainting/was passing out/was fanning/spreading."

Commoner uses:

• C'était un moment où il/eventait beaucoup d'air. ("It was a time when he was passing out/spreading lots of air.")
• Elle eventait pour rafraîchir les invités. ("She was fanning to refresh the guests.")

Common related verbs:

• évanouir (to faint)
• passer (to pass)
• ventiler (to ventilate/spread air)

Related Topics: Imperfect tense, Common -er verbs, French verbs for passing out/fainting

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