Sentence examples of "knew" in English with translation "connaître"

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Few students knew his name. Peu d'étudiants connaissaient son nom.
She knew the story already. Elle connaissait déjà cette histoire.
If only I knew his address. Si seulement je connaissais son adresse.
Everybody in the village knew him. Au village, tout le monde le connaissait.
He claimed he knew you well. Il prétendait bien te connaître.
All who knew him admired him. Tous ceux qui le connaissaient, l'admiraient.
Everyone who knew him admired him. Tous ceux qui le connaissaient l'admiraient.
He talks as though he knew everything. Il parle comme s'il connaissait tout.
Within hours, the world knew the news. En quelques heures, le monde entier connaissait la nouvelle.
He talks as if he knew everything. Il parle comme s'il connaissait tout.
She asked me if I knew her address. Elle m'a demandé si je connaissais son adresse.
I asked him if he knew my name. Je lui demandai s'il connaissait mon nom.
She called him every bad name she knew. Elle le traita de tous les noms qu'elle connaissait.
He speaks as if he knew the criminal. Il parle comme s'il connaissait le criminel.
She asked me if I knew his address. Elle m'a demandé si je connaissais son adresse.
I asked him if he knew her address. Je lui demandai s'il connaissait son adresse.
He talks as if he knew the secret. Il parle comme s'il connaissait le secret.
I knew her the instant I saw her. Dès l'instant où je l'ai vue, ce fut comme si je l'avais toujours connue.
He asked me if I knew his father. Il me demanda si je connaissais son père.
He asked me if I knew her telephone number. Il m'a demandé si je connaissais son numéro de téléphone.
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