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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| connaître | to know |
| Tu connais tout. | You know everything. (people, places and things) |
| Tout le monde le connaît. | Everyone knows him. |
| Tu connais ? | Do you know? |
| Je la connaissais pas, celle-là. | I don't know that one. |
| Tu connais le quartier ? | Do you know the neighborhood? |
| Je connais bien. | I know very well. |
| Je la connais bien. | I know it very well. |
| Je te connais bien. | I know you very well. |
| Tu me connais même pas. | You don't even know me. |
| Je connaissais pas. | I didn't know. |
| Il la connaît. | He knows it. |
| Je la connais comme ma poche. | I know it like the back of my hand. |
| On le connaît. | We know him. |
| On n'y connaît rien. | We don't know anything about it. |
| J'y connaissais absolument rien. | I knew absolutely nothing about it. |
| Tu me connais pas encore. | You don't know me yet. |
| Tu connais les risques ? | Do you know the risks? |
| Tu dois connaître. | You must know. |
| Tu le connais déjà. | You already know him. |
| Tu connais déjà tout ça par cœur. | You already know it all by heart. |
| Les gens que nous connaissons | the people we know |
| Je connais la Normandie. | I know Normandy. |
| On se connaît depuis quand ? | How long have we known each other? |
| Je la connais depuis des décennies. | I've known her for decades. |
| On se connaît depuis toujours. | We've known each other forever. |
| Tu connais Martin, hein ? | You know Martin, don't you? |
| Je le connais même pas. | I don't even know him. |
| On se connaît ? | Do we know each other? |
| Tu me connais ? | Do you know me? |
| On se connaît même pas. | We don't even know each other. |
| On va faire connaissance d'abord. | We'll get to know each other first. |
| Je suis contente de te connaître. | I'm glad to know you. |
| Je commence à te connaître. | I'm getting to know you. |
| Je connais au moins ça. | At least I know that. |
| Toi et moi, on connaît la vérité. | You and I know the truth. |
| Il connaît pas mes sentiments. | He doesn't know about my feelings. |
| Je ne connais pas la valeur. | I don't know the value. |