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acquis

acquired, gained, obtained, bought, taken for granted

a . k i → acquérir
verb · singular masculine / plural masculine / 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, past tense Rare #24,694
acquired, gained, obtained
FR: J’ai acquis de nouvelles compétences.
EN: I’ve acquired new skills.
bought
FR: J’ai acquis un nouveau vélo.
EN: I bought a new bike.
Conjugation of acquérir
Past
acquisacquis
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First acquis —
Second acquis —

Quel ouvrage as-tu acquis ?

What book did you acquire?

Il a acquis une grande fortune par la tromperie et la trahison.

He acquired great wealth through deception and betrayal.

Elle a acquis des connaissances en français.

She acquired knowledge of French.

Comment Bouteflika a acquis un pouvoir aussi important ?

How did Bouteflika acquire such significant power?

Je l'ai acquis avec mon argent durement gagné.

I acquired it with my hard-earned money.

Il a acquis des connaissances par divers livres.

He acquired knowledge through various books.

Le mobilier a été acquis lors d'une vente aux enchères.

The furniture was acquired at an auction.

Comment Bouteflika a acquis un pouvoir aussi grand ?

How did Bouteflika acquire such great power?

Comment avez-vous acquis ces informations ?

How did you acquire this information?

Vous n'avez pas acquis la connaissance par vous-mêmes.

You did not acquire knowledge on your own.

— Jurassic Park (1993)

Je n'ai jamais acquis votre aisance.

I never attained your level of ease.

— Gladiator (2000)

Depuis lors j'ai acquis un certain goût de la musique.

Since then, I’ve developed a certain appreciation for music.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

Le savoir ne peut être acquis que par l'étude.

Knowledge can only be acquired through study.

C'est Catherine II qui l'a acquis.

It was Catherine II who acquired it.

— L'Arche russe (2002)

Elle a acquis un ordinateur pour sa fille.

She bought a computer for her daughter.

On a peut-être acquis une tolérance après toutes ces années.

Perhaps we have acquired a tolerance after all these years.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

adjective Rare #31,009
taken for granted Often used in the expression prendre pour acquis, “to take for granted.”
FR: Il considère mon aide comme acquise.
EN: He takes my help for granted.
acquired, established, secured
FR: Ces droits sont acquis.
EN: These rights are secured.
ill-gotten Usually used with mal, as in bien mal acquis (“ill-gotten gains”).
FR: Cet argent est mal acquis.
EN: This money is ill-gotten.
Forms of acquérir
MasculineFeminine
Singular — acquise

Ligne phase rouge, acquis.

Red phase line, acknowledged.

— War Machine (2026)

J'ai considéré comme acquis qu'il tiendrait sa parole.

I took it for granted that he would keep his word.

Ne tenez rien pour acquis.

Take nothing for granted.

Tom prend tout pour acquis.

Tom takes everything for granted.

Un bien mal acquis ne profite jamais.

Ill-gotten gains never prosper.

La télévision, c'est un droit acquis, ça.

TV is something we're entitled to, you know.

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)

Signal acquis.

Signal acquired.

— Seul sur Mars (2015)

Prends-le pour un fait acquis.

Take it as a given.

Ne me prenez pas pour acquis !

Don’t take me for granted!

Je prends pour acquis que vous vous joindrez à nous.

I take it for granted that you will join us.

Visage de l’Ombre acquis.

Face of the Shadow acquired.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

J'ai pris comme acquis que vous étiez de notre côté.

I took it for granted that you were on our side.

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