Reconnurent (en. Recognized)

/ʁə.kɔ.nyʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To identify someone or something again.

They immediately recognized their former teacher.

Ils reconnurent immédiatement leur ancien professeur.

To acknowledge the validity or legitimacy of something.

After several weeks of doubt, they acknowledged the success of the project.

Après plusieurs semaines de doute, ils reconnurent le succès du projet.

To declare or affirm something with certainty.

They acknowledged that their team had played poorly.

Ils reconnurent que leur équipe avait mal joué.

From the verb "reconnaître," which comes from the Latin 'reconoscere.'

acknowledge merits

Admitting someone's qualities or contributions.

reconnaître les mérites

acknowledge one’s error

Admitting that one has made a mistake.

reconnaître son erreur

get recognized

Being identified or accepted in a certain context.

se faire reconnaître

recognition

The act of recognizing, paying tribute.

reconnaissance

recognizable

Those who can be easily recognized.

reconnaissable

grateful

One who feels gratitude.

reconnaissant

To recognize someone in an informal context.

I recognized him in the bar; he was in chill mode.

Je l'ai reconnu dans le bar, il était en mode chill.

To admit something in a relaxed atmosphere.

I finally acknowledged he was right; we were joking over a beer.

J'ai finalement reconnu qu'il avait raison, on rigolait autour d'une bière.