Yap.Town

ils ignorent

don't know, be unaware of, ignore, disregard

→ ignorer
ignor ignore + ent they present / subjunctive
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Uncommon #20,638
don't know, be unaware of Can also mean “ignore” or “disregard,” depending on context.
FR: Ils ignorent la réponse.
EN: They don't know the answer.
ignore, disregard
FR: Ils ignorent les panneaux.
EN: They ignore the signs.
Conjugation of ignorer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First ignore ignorons
Second ignores ignorez
Third ignore ignorent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ignore —
Second ignores ignoriez
Third ignore ignorent

Elles ignorent ce qu'elles vont faire.

They don't know what they're going to do.

Ils ignorent tout.

They know nothing.

— Vivre (1952)

Mes amis ignorent où je me trouve.

My friends don't know where I am.

Tu crois qu'ils ignorent ce que tu sais ?

Do you think they don't know what you know?

— Independence Day (1996)

Oui, mais ils ignorent les règles.

Yes, but they are ignoring the rules.

— La vie est belle (1997)

Ils ignorent la Constitution.

They disregard the Constitution.

— Article 15 (2019)

Mes camarades et ma maîtresse m'ignorent aussi.

My classmates and my teacher ignore me too.

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)

Mes parents ignorent même que je suis parti.

My parents don't even know I've left.

— Wicked (2024)

Tom et Marie ignorent leur lieu de naissance.

Tom and Marie don't know where they were born.

Mais je sais aussi ce dont ils sont capables même s'ils l'ignorent encore.

But I also know what they’re capable of, even if they don’t know it yet.

— Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)

Ils ignorent où ils sont partis.

They don't know where they've gone.

— Sympathy for Mister Vengeance (2002)

S'ils ignorent qu'il est là.

If they don't know he's there.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Ils ignorent complètement la beauté intérieure.

They completely disregard inner beauty.

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

Les personnes qui ignorent l'histoire ont tendance à la répéter.

People who ignore history tend to repeat it.

Nombreux sont ceux qui ignorent qu'ils mangent comme des porcs.

Many people don't realize that they eat like pigs.

— Tampopo (1985)

Mes parents l'ignorent.

My parents don't know about it.

Elles l'ignorent encore.

They still don't know about it.

Les hommes ignorent tout des femmes.

Men know nothing about women.

Ils l'ignorent peut-être, mais c'est vrai.

They may not know it, but it's true.

Elles ignorent où elles vont.

They don't know where they're going.

Ils ignorent notre présence.

They are unaware of our presence.

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Ou ils ignorent comment faire.

Or they don't know how to do it.

— Control (2007)