recognized, acknowledged
Il reconnaissait son image.
He recognized his own image.
— The Salt of the Earth (2014)
Sami a reçu un appel étrange de quelqu'un dont il ne reconnaissait pas la voix.
Sami received a strange call from someone whose voice he didn’t recognize.
Ton chien te reconnaissait plus ?
Your dog didn't recognize you anymore?
— Un prophète (2009)
Parce que le chien, il me reconnaissait pas.
Because the dog didn’t recognize me.