they had overcome
-avaient surmonté
Past perfect they conjugation of overcome.

overcome

If we fail to act, we will see a resurgence of all the threats that the people of the post-war world believed they had overcome.
Sinon, nous verrons resurgir toutes les menaces que les hommes de l'après-guerre croyaient avoir conjurées.
Also that they had overcome the social conventions that Parisians admire: being beautiful, being skinny, finding someone to spend the rest of your life with, and having kids.
Et qu’elles ont su s’affranchir des injonctions sociales que supportent les parisiennes : soit belle, soit maigre, trouve-toi quelqu'un pour passer le reste de ta vie et fais des gosses.
He thanked all delegations for the constructive spirit in which they had overcome differences of opinion on substantial issues, and expressed his appreciation for the work undertaken by the Chairpersons of the Industrial Development Board and the Main Committee.
Il remercie toutes les délégations de l'esprit constructif avec lequel elles ont surmonté leurs divergences sur des questions de fond et exprime ses remerciements pour le travail accompli par les présidents du Conseil du développement industriel et de la Grande commission.
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