avait foulé
-he/she had pressed
Pluperfect il/elle conjugation of fouler.

fouler

L'année géophysique internationale de 1957, qui fut l'un des programmes scientifiques internationaux les plus fructueux de tous les temps, avait foulé des terrains neufs dans le développement des nouvelles sciences spatiales.
The International Geophysical Year of 1957, one of the most successful international science programmes of all time, broke new ground in the development of new space science.
Je les suivis, et je vis qu’elles aboutissaient à la fenêtre du vestibule, où l’homme chaussé avait foulé toute la neige à force d’attendre.
I followed them up and found they led to the hall window, where Boots had worn all the snow away while waiting.
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