Sentence examples of "knew" in English

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His curiosity knew no bounds. Sa curiosité n'a pas de limites.
The summer had gone before I knew. L'été était passé avant que m'en aperçoive.
I fell sound asleep before I knew it. Je suis tombé de sommeil avant de m'en rendre compte.
She knew better than to argue with him. Elle n'est pas stupide au point de se disputer avec lui.
She acted as if she knew French well. Elle se comportait comme si elle avait une bonne connaissance du français.
She acted as if she knew nothing about it. Elle agissait comme si elle n'était au courant de rien.
Before I knew it, I couldn't see the birds. Le temps de me rendre compte, je ne pouvais plus voir les oiseaux.
It wasn't until then that we knew her address. Ce n'est qu'à ce moment que nous avons appris son adresse.
It was not until yesterday that I knew her name. Ce n'est que depuis hier que j'ai appris son nom.
She knew better than to tell him such a story. Elle n'était pas bête au point de lui raconter une telle histoire.
It was not until yesterday that I knew his name. Ce n'est que depuis hier que j'ai appris son nom.
Never knew before what eternity was made for. It is to give some of us a chance to learn German. Je n'avais jusqu'alors jamais compris pourquoi l'éternité avait été faite. C'est pour laisser à certains d'entre nous une chance d'apprendre l'allemand.
At first, I was only looking at the French sentences, but before I knew it, I was hooked into translating them. Au début, je regardais juste les phrases françaises, mais avant que j'en prenne conscience, j'étais captivé par leur traduction.
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