atteindre
- Examples
Quand ils eurent atteint la fin de la route, ils furent soudainement poignardés. | When they reached the end of the road they were suddenly stabbed. |
Une fois qu’ils eurent atteint le camp, Mike donna le loup à Anne. | Once they reached the camp, Mike handed the wolf over to Ann. |
Puis, lorsque tous deux eurent atteint le confluent, ils oublièrent leur poisson qui prit alors librement son chemin dans la mer | So when they had reached the junction of the two (rivers) they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the sea, going away. |
Puis, lorsque tous deux eurent atteint le confluent, ils oublièrent leur poisson qui prit alors librement son chemin dans la mer. | But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it took its way through the sea as in a tunnel. |
Tant que l'on fut en plaine, le jeune homme pouvait y tenir ; mais quand ils eurent atteint la montagne et qu'il fallut gravir, quand les pierres roulèrent derrière lui comme si elles eussent été vivantes, la fatigue se trouva au-dessus de ses forces. | As long as he walked on level ground, it was still bearable, but when they came to the hill and had to climb, and the stones rolled down under his feet as if they were alive, it was beyond his strength. |
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