Sentence examples of "connaît" in French
Le guerrier connaît à la fois ses forces et ses faiblesses.
The warrior is conscious of both his strength and his weakness.
Lassée d'être l'objet des accusations de Tom, Mary s'enfuit en France dont la langue ne connaît pas de cas accusatif.
Tired of being the subject of the accusations from Tom, Mary fled to France, whose language has no accusative case.
On connaît maintenant l'origine scientifique du tonnerre, et le peuple ne croit plus qu'il s'agit d'un signe que les dieux sont en colère contre eux, alors le tonnerre est un peu moins épeurant.
Thunder has been explained scientifically, and people no longer believe it is a sign that the gods are angry with them, so thunder, too, is a little less frightening.
Il est bien vrai que celui qui rend à chacun le sien par crainte du gibet agit par le commandement d'autrui et est contraint par le mal qu'il redoute ; on ne peut pas dire qu'il soit juste : mais celui qui rend à chacun le sien parce qu'il connaît la vraie raison des lois et leur nécessité agit en constant accord avec lui-même et par son propre décret, non par le décret d'autrui ; il mérite donc d'être appelé juste.
In truth, a man who renders everyone their due because he fears the gallows, acts under the sway and compulsion of others, and cannot be called just. But a man who does the same from a knowledge of the true reason for laws and their necessity, acts from a firm purpose and of his own accord, and is therefore properly called just.
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