they had spoiled
-avaient abîmé
Past perfect they conjugation of spoil.

spoil

By that time, they had spoiled and the money we earned from selling them did not even cover the cost of the transportation!
Au bout de ces trois mois, elles s’avéraient donc avariées et l’argent que nous avons gagné à les vendre n’a même pas couvert les frais de transport engendrés !
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