Sentence examples of "c'est-à-dire que" in French
Il y a des certitudes connues ; il y a des choses que nous savons savoir. Nous savons aussi qu'il y a des ignorances connues ; c'est-à-dire que nous savons qu'il y a des choses que nous ignorons. Mais il y a aussi des ignorances inconnues - celles dont nous ignorons que nous les ignorons.
There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.
Il y a des certitudes connues ; il y a des choses que nous savons que nous savons. Nous savons aussi qu'il y a des incertitudes connues ; c'est-à-dire que nous savons qu'il y a des choses que nous ignorons. Mais il y a aussi des incertitudes inconnues - celles dont nous ne savons pas que nous les ignorons.
There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.
Quand nous disons qu'une langue est culturellement transmise - c'est-à-dire qu'elle est apprise plutôt qu'héritée - nous voulons dire qu'elle fait partie de ce complexe entier de comportement appris et partagé que les anthropologues appellent "culture".
When we say that a language is culturally transmitted - that is, that it is learned rather than inherited - we mean that it is part of that whole complex of learned and shared behavior that anthropologists call culture.
Elle persiste à dire que son analyse est correcte.
She persists in saying that her analysis is correct.
Il va sans dire que fumer est mauvais pour votre santé.
It goes without saying that smoking is bad for the health.
J'ai entendu dire que vous autres Irlandais êtes une bande de soulards.
I hear you Irish are a bunch of drinkin' fools.
Dire que vous ne pouvez pas faire le travail parce que vous êtes trop occupés est une excuse bidon.
Saying you can't do the job because you're too busy is just a cop out.
Peut-être n'apprendrez-vous pas à parler comme un locuteur natif, mais vous devriez être en mesure de parler suffisamment bien pour que les natifs comprennent ce que vous avez à dire.
You may not learn to speak as well as a native speaker, but you should be able to speak well enough that native speakers will understand what you have to say.
Je pourrais te dire que je t'aime, mais je mentirais.
I could tell you that I love you, but I'd be lying.
Être « très occupé » ne veut ni dire que l'on court partout ni que l'on agit comme si l'on avait le temps pour personne ou quoi que ce soit.
Being "really busy" does not mean running around and acting like you don't have time for anyone or anything.
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