This is the 3897th most frequent French word.
annonçait
"Annonçait" means "was announcing" or "announced" in English.
Imperfect tense reflecting a descriptive action by metaphorically showing.
Le ciel gris annonçait une journée pluvieuse.
The gray sky was signaling a rainy day.
Imperfect tense indicating a past habitual action of announcing.
Il annonçait la nouvelle avec enthousiasme.
He was announcing the news enthusiastically.
Imperfect tense showing that the poster was focusing on announcing the static information.