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nous arrivâmes

we arrived

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we arrived A literary past-tense form, most often found in written narratives; in everyday French, people usually say « nous sommes arrivés ».
FR: Nous arrivâmes à la gare avant midi.
EN: We arrived at the station before noon.

Le jour où nous arrivâmes était férié.

The day we arrived was a holiday.

En dépit de la circulation dense, nous arrivâmes à l'heure.

Despite the heavy traffic, we arrived on time.

Nous arrivâmes en vue du lac.

We arrived in sight of the lake.

Nous arrivâmes les premiers.

We arrived first.

Nous arrivâmes trop tard.

We arrived too late.

Ayant marché quelque temps, nous arrivâmes au lac.

After walking for some time, we arrived at the lake.

Nous arrivâmes à temps au bureau.

We arrived at the office on time.

Enfin, nous arrivâmes au lac.

Finally, we arrived at the lake.

À Darnétal, nous arrivâmes trois minutes après le passage du train.

In Darnétal, we arrived three minutes after the train had gone by.