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connaître

to know

verb koh-NEH-truh Common

Also means

to be familiar with

Usage Note

Connaître is the 'know' you use for people and places you're acquainted with, while savoir is for facts and skills — you'd connaître Paris but savoir how to swim. It carries a circumflex left behind by a lost 's', and faire connaissance means to get acquainted.

Examples

"Je connais bien cette ville."

Natural Translation

I know this city well.

Literal Translation

I know well this city

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