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?
Nous devons reconnaître cela.
We have to acknowledge that.
Il ne voulait pas le reconnaître.
He refused to admit it.
Je n'arrive pas à le reconnaître.
I cannot recognize it.
Tu dois reconnaître ton échec.
You must recognize your failure.
Tu ne pourras pas te reconnaître.
You won't be able to recognize yourself.
Tu es honnête de reconnaître ton erreur.
You are honest to admit your mistake.
Il n'y a pas de honte à reconnaître ses torts.
There is no shame in admitting one's faults.
Il a fini par reconnaître ses propres erreurs.
In the end, he recognized his own mistakes.
Il a refusé de reconnaître avoir reçu un pot-de-vin.
He refused to acknowledge having received a bribe.
Tu devrais reconnaître ton échec.
You should acknowledge your failure.
Elle ne sembla pas me reconnaître.
She didn't appear to recognize me.