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1 reconnaître
reconnaître° [ʀ(ə)kɔnεtʀ]➭ TABLE 571. transitive verba. ( = identifier) to recognize• je le reconnais bien là ! that's just like him!b. [+ innocence, supériorité, valeur, torts] to recognize• il a reconnu s'être trompé or qu'il s'était trompé he admitted that he had made a mistakec. [+ maître, chef, État, gouvernement, diplôme] to recognize ; (Law) [+ enfant, dette] to acknowledge• reconnaître qn pour or comme chef to recognize sb as one's leaderd. (Military) [+ terrain] to reconnoitre• les gangsters étaient certainement venus reconnaître les lieux auparavant the gangsters had probably been to look over the place beforehand2. reflexive verbb. ( = se retrouver) to find one's way aroundc. ( = être reconnaissable) to be recognizable (à by)* * *ʀ(ə)kɔnɛtʀ
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1) ( retrouver) to recognize; ( identifier) to identify2) ( admettre) to admit [faits, torts, erreurs]il reconnaît avoir menti or qu'il a menti — he admits he lied
3) ( considérer comme légitime ou valable) to recognize [syndicat, régime, droit de grève, diplôme étranger]4) ( explorer)reconnaître les lieux — Armée to reconnoitre [BrE] the area; fig to have a look round [BrE]
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se reconnaître verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to recognize oneself2) ( l'un l'autre) to recognize each other3) ( être identifiable)4) ( s'orienter) to know where one is* * *ʀ(ə)kɔnɛtʀ vt1) (= identifier) to recognizeJe ne l'ai pas reconnu. — I didn't recognize him.
reconnaître qn/qch à — to recognize sb/sth by
2) (= concéder) to admit, to acknowledgereconnaître la défaite — to admit defeat, to acknowledge defeat
Je reconnais que j'ai eu tort. — I admit that I was wrong.
reconnaître à qn; Je lui reconnais certaines qualités. — I admit that he has certain qualities.
3) DROIT, [enfant, dette, droit] to acknowledge4) MILITAIRE, [lieu] to reconnoitre* * *reconnaître verb table: connaîtreA vtr1 ( retrouver) to recognize; ( identifier) to identify; je t'ai reconnu à ta voix/ton pas/ta cicatrice I recognized you by your voice/your walk/your scar; reconnaître une odeur to recognize a smell; je ne sais pas reconnaître les champignons I can't identify different kinds of mushrooms; excuse-moi, je ne t'avais pas reconnu sorry, I didn't recognize you; reconnaître le mâle de la femelle to tell the male from the female; je reconnais bien là leur grande générosité/leur manque de courage it's just like them to be so generous/to be such cowards; je te reconnaîtrais entre mille I'd recognize ou know you anywhere;2 ( admettre) to admit [faits, torts, erreurs]; il reconnaît avoir menti or qu'il a menti he admits he lied; il faut reconnaître que ce n'est pas un travail passionnant you have to admit that it's not exciting work; reconnaître qch comme une évidence to accept sth as a fact; être reconnu comme douteux to be far from certain; reconnaître qn comme son chef to acknowledge ou recognize sb as one's leader; reconnaître qn comme le meilleur économiste du pays to acknowledge sb to be the best economist in the country; reconnaître qn coupable to find sb guilty; reconnaître des qualités à qn to recognize that sb has their good points; il faut leur reconnaître une certaine franchise you have to admit that they are quite open;3 ( considérer comme légitime) to recognize [syndicat, régime, droit de grève]; ( comme valable) to recognize [diplôme étranger]; reconnaître le droit de qn à qch/de faire to recognize sb's right to sth/to do; reconnaître un enfant to recognize a child legally; l'enfant a-t-il été reconnu? has the child been legally recognized?; reconnaître une dette to acknowledge a debt;4 ( explorer) reconnaître les lieux Mil to reconnoitreGB the area; fig to have a look roundGB, to go on a recce○.B se reconnaître vpr1 ( soi-même) to recognize oneself; se reconnaître dans qn to see oneself in sb; je me reconnais en elle I see myself in her;2 ( l'un l'autre) to recognize each other;3 ( être identifiable) se reconnaître à qch to be recognizable by sth;4 ( s'orienter) to know where one is; je ne me reconnais plus I don't recognize a thing;5 ( s'avouer) to admit; se reconnaître coupable to admit one is guilty;6 ( considérer comme légitime) nous nous reconnaissons le droit de we feel we have the right to.[rəkɔnɛtr] verbe transitif1. [air, personne, pas] to recognizeje t'ai reconnu à ta démarche I recognized you ou I could tell it was you by your walkje ne l'aurais pas reconnue, elle a vieilli de dix ans! I wouldn't have known (it was) her, she looks ten years older!je te reconnais bien (là)! that's just like you!, that's you all over!tu veux fonder une famille? je ne te reconnais plus! you want to start a family? that's not like you at all ou you've changed your tune!2. [admettre - torts] to recognize, to acknowledge, to admit ; [ - aptitude, talent, vérité] to acknowledge, to recognizesa prestation fut décevante, il faut bien le reconnaître it has to be admitted that his performance was disappointingil n'a jamais reconnu avoir falsifié les documents he never admitted to having falsified the documents[enfant] to recognize legally[dette, document, signature] to authenticatereconnaître un droit à quelqu'un to recognize ou to acknowledge somebody's right4. [explorer] to reconnoitrel'équipe de tournage est allée reconnaître les lieux the film crew went to have a look round (the place)————————se reconnaître verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[physiquement, moralement] to see oneself————————se reconnaître verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se reconnaître verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se reconnaître verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se retrouver]je ne me reconnais plus dans ma propre ville I can't even find my way about ou around my own home town any moremets des étiquettes sur tes dossiers, sinon comment veux-tu qu'on s'y reconnaisse? label your files, otherwise we'll get completely confused2. [s'avouer]se reconnaître coupable to admit ou to confess to being guilty
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