nous atteignîmes

we reached

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we reached A literary past-tense form, most often found in written French.
FR: Après plusieurs heures de marche, nous atteignîmes le village.
EN: After several hours of walking, we reached the village.

Nous atteignîmes enfin notre but.

We finally reached our goal.

Nous atteignîmes le sommet de la montagne.

We reached the top of the mountain.

Quand nous atteignîmes ce bois, Massol nous y attendait.

When we reached the woods, Massol was waiting for us there.

Nous atteignîmes finalement le sommet de la montagne.

We finally reached the top of the mountain.

Lorsque nous atteignîmes le port, le vent s'apaisa.

When we reached the port, the wind died down.

Enfin, nous atteignîmes le sommet.

Finally, we reached the summit.