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il ignorait

didn't know, was unaware of, ignored

→ ignorer
ignor ignore + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #14,261
didn't know Imperfect tense: often describes an ongoing state in the past (“didn’t know/was unaware”).
FR: Elle ignorait la réponse.
EN: She didn't know the answer.
was unaware of Imperfect tense: often describes an ongoing state in the past.
FR: Il ignorait les risques.
EN: He was unaware of the risks.
ignored Imperfect tense: often describes a repeated or ongoing action in the past (“ignored/used to ignore”).
FR: Il ignorait mes messages.
EN: He ignored my messages.
Conjugation of ignorer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ignorais —
Second ignorais —
Third ignorait ignoraient

Elle l'ignorait.

She didn't know.

Ramadhir ignorait que Sardar était le fils de Shahid.

Ramadhir did not know that Sardar was Shahid's son.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Il ignorait son nom mais il avait une piste.

He didn't know his name, but he had a lead.

— Mirage (2018)

Elle l'a aidé à nouer sa cravate car il ignorait comment faire.

She helped him tie his tie because he didn’t know how to do it.

Elle m'ignorait et soudain elle demande le divorce.

She was ignoring me, and suddenly she’s asking for a divorce.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Elle ignorait où Blondie habitait.

She didn't know where Blondie lived.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Tout le monde ignorait quoi faire.

Everyone didn't know what to do.

M. Brown ignorait que j'avais caché l'argent dans le poêle.

Mr. Brown didn't know that I had hidden the money in the stove.

— Titanic (1997)

On l'ignorait.

We didn't know.

On ignorait simplement où sa maison était enterrée… jusqu’à maintenant.

We simply didn't know where his house was buried... until now.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Sami avait une vie totalement secrète dont sa femme ignorait l'existence.

Sami had a completely secret life that his wife knew nothing about.

Mais elle ignorait où il l'avait cachée.

But she didn't know where he had hidden it.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Je savais quelque chose que Tom ignorait.

I knew something that Tom didn't know.

Tom l'ignorait.

Tom didn't know about it.

Il ignorait peut-être que Markinson s'est suicidé avant-hier.

He might not have known that Markinson committed suicide the day before yesterday.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Elle ignorait qu'elle en était une.

She didn't know that she was one.

— Blade Runner (1982)

Sami ignorait que Farid était gay.

Sami didn't know that Farid was gay.

Tom ignorait Marie.

Tom ignored Mary.

Tout le monde ignorait qui j'étais.

Everyone was unaware of who I was.

Mais il ignorait comment l'aborder, que pouvait-il lui dire ?

But he didn’t know how to approach her—what could he say to her?

— Mirage (2018)

On ignorait à qui elle était.

It was unknown whose it was.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Elle l'a ida à nouer sa cravate car il ignorait comment faire.

She helped him tie his tie because he didn’t know how.

Il ignorait qui il était.

He didn't know who he was.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Elle ignorait totalement de quoi j'étais en train de parler.

She had absolutely no idea what I was talking about.

Tom ignorait qu'il ferait du mal à quelqu'un.

Tom didn't know that he would hurt someone.

Elle ignorait comment prendre le problème.

She didn't know how to approach the problem.

Tout le monde ignorait qui l'avait fait.

Nobody knew who had done it.

Mais il ignorait que, grâce à lui, nous n'avions pas commis de péché.

But he did not know that, thanks to him, we had not sinned.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)