Grammatical class

Inflected form

acquis

(past,participle) acquérir

Sentences

Rien n'est jamais acquis.

Nothing can be taken for granted.

A1

Tom prend tout pour acquis.

Tom takes everything for granted.

A1

Quel ouvrage as-tu acquis ?

What book did you buy?

A1

Elle a acquis un ordinateur pour sa fille.

She got her daughter a personal computer.

A1

Ne tenez rien pour acquis.

Don't take anything for granted.

A2

Ne me prenez pas pour acquis !

Don't take me for granted.

A2

Je l'ai acquis en toute propriété.

I bought this outright.

B1

Bien mal acquis ne profite jamais.

Ill-gotten gains never benefit anyone.

B1

Nous ne devons rien tenir pour acquis.

We must not take anything for granted.

B1

Comment avez-vous acquis ces informations ?

How did you acquire that information?

B1

Bouteflika a acquis plus de pouvoir.

Bouteflika acquired more power.

B2

Le savoir ne peut être acquis que par l'étude.

Knowledge can only be obtained by study.

C2