they knew
They knew we were coming.
Ils savaient ce qu'ils faisaient.
They knew what they were doing.
Ils savaient qu'ils devaient combattre ensemble pour défaire l'ennemi commun.
They knew they had to fight together to defeat their common enemy.
Ils savaient leurs maigres chances de revoir un humain.
They knew their chances of ever seeing another human again were slim.
— Interstellar (2014)
Et la famille, j'suis sûr qu'ils savaient.
And the family—I’m sure they knew.
— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)
Ils savaient exactement ce qu'ils faisaient.
They knew exactly what they were doing.
Ils savaient que je fumais, ils voulaient que je leur en achète.
They knew I smoked, they wanted me to buy some for them.
— Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Ils savaient en quels périls elles se trouvaient.
They knew the dangers they were in.
Quand le Moyen Age ne savait plus rien, ils savaient encore le latin.
When the Middle Ages no longer knew anything, they still knew Latin.
— Les Diaboliques (1955)
Ils savaient qu'ils devaient s'échapper.
They knew they had to escape.