Grammatical class

Verb

reconnaître

to recognise (something or someone that one has encountered before)

Details

Syllables

re-con-naî-tre

Phonetics

ʁə.ko.nɛtʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

855

Freq. (movies)

1809

Freq. (news)

2842

Sentences

Allez-vous la reconnaître?

Will you recognise her?

A1

Nous devons reconnaître cela.

We have to acknowledge that.

A1

Il ne voulait pas le reconnaître.

He refused to admit it.

A1

Je n'arrive pas à le reconnaître.

I cannot recognize it.

A1

Tu dois reconnaître ton échec.

You must recognize your failure.

A2

Tu ne pourras pas te reconnaître.

You won't be able to recognize yourself.

A2

Tu es honnête de reconnaître ton erreur.

You are honest to admit your mistake.

B1

Il n'y a pas de honte à reconnaître ses torts.

There is no shame in admitting one's faults.

B1

Il a fini par reconnaître ses propres erreurs.

In the end, he recognized his own mistakes.

B1

Il a refusé de reconnaître avoir reçu un pot-de-vin.

He refused to acknowledge having received a bribe.

B1

Tu devrais reconnaître ton échec.

You should acknowledge your failure.

B2

Elle ne sembla pas me reconnaître.

She didn't appear to recognize me.

B2