they had added
-avaient ajouté
Past perfect they conjugation of add.
They were obeying the letter of the law, but they had added their own traditions that essentially overruled it.
Ils obéissaient à la lettre de la Loi, mais y avaient ajouté leurs propres traditions qui la remplaçaient dans la pratique.
The students then placed the calcium chloride, to which they had added very little water, in a small film canister.
Les élèves avaient alors mis le chlorure de calcium, auquel ils avaient ajouté très peu d’eau, en place dans une petite boîte.
They were obeying the letter of the law, but they had added their own traditions that essentially overruled it.
Ceux-ci obéissaient à la loi de Dieu au pied de la lettre, mais ils y avaient ajouté leurs propres traditions qui, dans la pratique, annulaient la loi de Dieu elle-même.
Not only were they extended to apply to the self-employed, they had added into them penalties, imprisonment, fines and other condemnations which would have made life difficult for these people.
Non seulement leur champ d'application a été étendu, mais on les a assorties d'amendes, de peines d'emprisonnement et autres sanctions de nature à compliquer considérablement la vie de ces indépendants.
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