he knew that
Il savait que j'aimerais l'enfant plus que tout.
He knew I would love the child more than anything.
— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)
Il savait que Nicky avait un micro.
He knew Nicky had a microphone.
He knew it was wrong.
Mais il savait que Bob avait un flingue.
But he knew Bob had a gun.
— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)
Comment il savait que tu serais à ce ciné ?
How did he know you would be at that movie?
Heureusement, il savait que j’aurais du mal à le frapper et ne dit rien.
Luckily, he knew I’d have a hard time hitting him and said nothing.
Et pourtant il savait que je n'étais pas bon comme poète.
And yet he knew that I wasn't very good as a poet.
— Le Facteur (1994)
Paco t'a reconnue à la mairie, mais il savait que t'étais pas de lui.
Paco recognized you at city hall, but he knew you weren’t his.
— Volver (2006)