had happened
-étais arrivé
Past perfect conjugation of happen. There are other translations for this conjugation.

happen

This wasn't the first time something like that had happened.
Ce n'était pas la première fois que quelque chose comme ça arrivait.
I didn't want to believe what had happened to me.
Je ne voulais pas croire à ce qui m'était arrivé.
As if he couldn't believe what had happened to him.
Comme s'il n'arrivait pas à croire ce qui lui était arrivé.
But in my heart, I knew what had happened to her.
Mais dans mon cœur, je savais ce qui lui était arrivé.
Will you give me your word that nothing had happened?
Me donnez-vous votre parole qu'il ne s'est rien passé ?
When I found out what had happened to him, I...
Quand je découvert ce qui lui était arrivé, je ...
This is not the first time this had happened.
Ce n'est pas la première fois que ça arrive.
So, how did you find out about what had happened to him?
Alors, comment as-tu appris ce qui lui est arrivé ?
He had no memory of what had happened to him.
Il ne se rappelait pas ce qui lui était arrivé.
As if something had happened to me, and not to him.
Comme si cela m'était arrivé et pas à lui.
Is it because you already knew what had happened to him?
Est-ce parce que vous saviez déjà ce qui lui était arrivé ?
He went on talking as though nothing had happened.
Il continua de parler comme si de rien n'était.
I mean, it's almost as if nothing had happened.
Je veux dire, on dirait qu'il ne s'est rien passé.
If nothing had happened, we would still lead this life.
Si rien ne s'était passé, nous mènerions toujours cette vie.
It had happened far too many times in our history.
Ça s'était produit bien trop de fois dans notre histoire.
At the monastery, we tried to understand what had happened.
Au monastère, on a tenté de comprendre ce qui s'était passé.
But I do know that we knew what had happened.
Mais je sais que nous savions ce qui était arrivé.
They have never forgotten, what had happened to them.
Ils n’ont jamais oublié ce qui était arrivé à eux.
He was smiling as if nothing had happened to him.
Il souriait comme si rien ne lui était arrivé.
Did you know what had happened on this bridge?
Tu sais ce qui est arrivé sur ce pont ?
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