they had inherited
Past perfect they conjugation of inherit.
In other words, they were fixed in the concrete mores and attitudes they had inherited.
En d'autres termes, ils étaient figés dans les mœurs et les attitudes pragmatiques dont ils avaient hérité.
The provincial and district commissars took possession of the typewriters, correspondence, and clerks of the governors and chiefs of police, only to find out that they had inherited no real power.
Les commissaires de provinces et de districts s'emparèrent des machines à écrire, des dactylos, des fonctionnaires au service des gouverneurs et chefs de police (ispravniks) pour bien constater que ceux-ci ne leur léguaient aucun pouvoir.
They had inherited extensive vineyards and olive orchards in this vicinity, and that they were wealthy was further attested by the fact that they could afford a private burial tomb on their own premises.
Ils avaient hérité d'importants vignobles et de grandes olivaies dans le voisinage. Le fait qu'ils pouvaient s'offrir un caveau funéraire privé dans leur propriété était une preuve supplémentaire de leur fortune.
They had inherited extensive vineyards and olive orchards in this vicinity, and that they were wealthy was further attested by the fact that they could afford a private burial tomb on their own premises.
Ils avaient hérité d’importants vignobles et de grandes olivaies dans le voisinage. Le fait qu’ils pouvaient s’offrir un caveau funéraire privé dans leur propriété était une preuve supplémentaire de leur fortune.
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