they had approached
-s'étaient approchés
Past perfect they conjugation of approach.

approach

A person has reported subsequently me that you/they had approached the ear to the wall and listened in silence.
Par la suite une personne m'a rapporté qu'ils avaient abordé l'oreille au mur et écouté en silence.
In conclusion, he expressed his thanks to the members of the Implementation Committee for the sympathy and concern with which they had approached that issue.
En conclusion, il a remercié les membres du Comité d'application pour la bienveillance et la sensibilité dont ils avaient fait preuve en abordant la question.
Alejandro de Jesús Ramírez Yáñez and Guillermo Dávalos Roldán were detained on 30 November 1999 in Guadalajara by members of the State judicial police, whom they had approached to report the theft of an item belonging to them.
Alejandro de Jesús Ramírez Yáñez et Guillermo Dávalos Roldán ont été arrêtés le 30 novembre 1999 à Guadalajara par des membres de la police judiciaire de l'Etat qu'ils avaient abordés pour signaler le vol d'un objet leur appartenant.
They had approached the security fence and tried to sabotage it with an IED (IDF spokesman, October 28, 2018).
Ils s’étaient approchés de la barrière de sécurité et avaient tenté de la saboter avec un engin piégé (Porte-parole de Tsahal, 28 octobre 2018).
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