on ignore

we don't know

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phrase Uncommon #16,867

we don't know Here, on means “we” or “one.” Ignorer usually means “not to know” or “to be unaware of,” rather than deliberately to ignore.

FR: On ignore où il est.

EN: We don't know where he is.

On ignore ce qui se passe.

We don't know what's going on.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

On sait qu'il la veut, mais on ignore pourquoi.

We know he wants her, but we don't know why.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

On ignore toujours pourquoi cela se produit.

It is still unknown why this is happening.

— Zootopie (2016)

Y a-t-il d'autres bêtises qu'on ignore ?

Are there any other stupid things we’re ignoring?

— Un Soleil (2019)

Ce n'est pas très facile d'aimer une chose qu'on ignore totalement.

It's not very easy to love something you know absolutely nothing about.

— Pour une poignée de dollars (1964)

On ignore d'où elle vient ?

Do we ignore where she comes from?

— Your Name. (2016)

On ignore le lieu de la livraison.

We don't know where it was delivered.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

On ignore si quelqu'un d'autre observe par elles.

We don’t care if someone else is watching through them.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

On ignore où on ira demain.

We don't know where we'll go tomorrow.

— La Plateforme (2019)

On ignore leur nombre.

We don't know how many there are.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

On ignore qui va gagner.

We don't know who's going to win.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

On ignore où il est, en France ou en Suisse.

We don’t know where he is, in France or Switzerland.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

On ignore d'où vient cette cassette.

We don't know where this cassette came from.

— Tesis (1996)

M. Kerner, on ignore si votre mère se réveillera un jour.

Mr. Kerner, we don’t know whether your mother will ever wake up.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Nous, on ignore la sensation.

We ignore the feeling.

— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)

On ignore tant de choses.

We ignore so many things.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Mais on ignore tant de choses, Dan.

But we ignore so many things, Dan.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

On ignore où vous allez.

We don't know where you're going.

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

On ignore leurs intentions.

We ignore their intentions.

— War Machine (2026)

On ignore la nature de l'infection.

The nature of the infection is unknown.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Mais on ignore dans quel cimetière il est enterré.

But it is unknown in which cemetery he is buried.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

On a perdu le contact avec Saliout, on ignore pourquoi.

We lost contact with Saliout, we don't know why.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

On touche pas, on ouvre pas, on ignore.

Don't touch it, don't open it, ignore it.

— The Rip (2026)