This is the 3897th most frequent French word.
annonçait
"Annonçait" means "was announcing" or "announced" in English.
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.
Cette affiche annonçait un concert de jazz.
That poster was advertising a jazz concert.
Imperfect tense reflecting a descriptive action by metaphorically showing.