found out, learned
Personne de sa classe n'a su résoudre le problème.
No one in his class was able to solve the problem.
Il n'a pas su protéger la production d'épice.
He failed to protect the spice production.
— Dune : Deuxième partie (2024)
La Seconde épouse a dit qu'elle l'a su par moi ?
Did the second wife say that she found out from me?
— Épouses et Concubines (1991)
Tu l'aurais peut-être su dès qu'elle a parlé d'assurance accident, mais moi non.
You might have known as soon as she mentioned accident insurance, but I didn't.
— Assurance sur la mort (1944)
Il me semblait avoir toujours su que cela arriverait.
It seemed to me that I always knew this would happen.
Et si j'avais brûlé les papiers sans les regarder, j'aurais jamais su.
And if I had burned the papers without looking at them, I never would have known.
— Trois couleurs : Bleu (1993)
On a su que t'étais au Tribunal Mercy.
We found out you were at Mercy Courthouse.
— Reconnu coupable (2026)
If only she had known!
How would I have known?
I would have known.
L'aurais-je su, je te l'aurais dit.
Had I known, I would have told you.
Le problème c'est que les autres l'ont su et ils me cherchent.
The problem is that the others found out, and they’re looking for me.
— Carandiru (2003)
Elles doivent l'avoir su tout le temps.
They must have known it all along.
When did you find out?
Quand avez-vous su que Tom ne devait pas faire ça ?
When did you know that Tom wasn't supposed to do that?
Do you know how they found out?
We came as soon as we knew.
La femme de Sami a su pour la liaison.
Sami’s wife found out about the affair.
How would you have known?
Si seulement j'avais su la bonne réponse hier !
If only I had known the right answer yesterday!
Nous n'avons jamais su qu'elle existait !
We never knew she existed!
— La Légende de Baahubali : 1ère Partie (2015)
Si c'était un faux, mon grand-père l'aurait su.
If it had been a fake, my grandfather would have known.
— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)
Mais comment ont-ils su où la trouver ?
But how did they know where to find her?
We didn't find out until the day before yesterday.
Toute sa vie, Tom n'a jamais su se dépasser.
All his life, Tom was never able to push himself beyond his limits.
Il n'a pas su répondre à ma question.
He didn't know how to answer my question.
How would I have known?
Il était sûrement préférable qu'elle n'ait jamais su la vérité.
It was probably better that she never knew the truth.
— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
Comment vous avez su, pour la belle-mère ?
How did you find out about the mother-in-law?
Il n'a jamais su danser, seulement être sociable.
He never knew how to dance, only how to be sociable.
— Still Life (2006)
Yanni a finalement su que Skura était musulmane.
Yanni finally learned that Skura was Muslim.
Il a dit quoi quand il a su que je venais ?
What did he say when he found out I was coming?
— Carandiru (2003)
Thomas dit qu'il a toujours su qu'il pouvait le faire.
Thomas says he always knew he could do it.
Là, nous avons su que maîtriser la gravité était possible.
That's when we knew that mastering gravity was possible.
— Interstellar (2014)
Tom a su plus tard que la femme qu'il avait rencontrée dans le parc était Mary.
Tom later learned that the woman he had met in the park was Mary.
Personne n'a jamais su d'où il revenait.
No one ever knew where he was coming back from.
— Les Choristes (2004)
Nobody knew about it.
Il a su trouver les mots justes pour la consoler.
He knew how to find the right words to comfort her.
Cézanne a su peindre la nature d'une nouvelle manière.
Cézanne managed to paint nature in a new way.
Il ne nous a rien dit, comme on l'aurait su ?
He didn't tell us anything, as if we would have known?
— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)
L'aurais-je su, je vous l'aurais dit.
Had I known, I would have told you.
How did they know?
Je n'aurais pas su me former cette vertu.
I wouldn’t have known how to cultivate this virtue in myself.
— Andreï Roublev (1966)
Si seulement j'avais su plus tôt, j'aurais pu y faire quelque chose.
If only I had known sooner, I could have done something about it.
Mais je n'ai pas su protéger l'ancien chef et empêcher son assassinat.
But I wasn't able to protect the former leader and prevent his assassination.
— Le Secret des poignards volants (2004)
Que tu aies su depuis le début que le complice, c'était moi.
That you knew all along that I was the accomplice.
— Assurance sur la mort (1944)
Lorsque je l'ai vu, j'ai tout de suite su qu'il était en colère.
When I saw him, I immediately knew he was angry.
Je n'ai pas su lui dire combien je l'aimais.
I wasn't able to tell him how much I loved him.
J'ai tout de suite su qui c'était.
I knew right away who it was.
Le docteur n'a pas su trouver ce qui n'allait pas.
The doctor couldn't figure out what was wrong.
Comment as-tu tout su d'avance ?
How did you know everything in advance?
— The Dead Don't Die (2019)
C'est comme si j'avais toujours su comment tout cela allait se terminer.
It's as if I had always known how it would all end.
You always knew it.
Mais nous avons su préserver tout ça malgré les catastrophes.
But we managed to preserve all of that despite the disasters.
— L'Arche russe (2002)
Il s'est suicidé quand il a su que vous étiez un espion.
He killed himself when he found out that you were a spy.
— Le Patient anglais (1996)
Je crois que je l'ai toujours su.
I think I always knew it.
How did you find out?
Elle n'a jamais su établir de relations avec les autres.
She was never able to form relationships with others.
— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
Comme quand j’ai su que Hantengu se cachait à l’intérieur de son propre cœur.
Like when I found out that Hantengu was hiding inside his own heart.
— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)
Elle était si merveilleuse, mais elle n'a pas su comment garder son mari.
She was so wonderful, but she didn’t know how to keep her husband.
— Une journée particulière (1977)
Mais il a su reconnaître son parapluie.
But he managed to recognize his umbrella.
— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)
Mais l'un de vous l'a su avant les autres.
But one of you knew before the others.
— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)
Je n'aurais pas su quoi faire, si j'avais été à ta place ou à celle de papa.
I wouldn’t have known what to do if I’d been in your shoes or Dad’s.
— Plus fort que moi (2025)
Je voudrais pas que tu perdes le seul boulot que tu as su garder plus d'un mois.
I wouldn’t want you to lose the only job you’ve managed to keep for more than a month.
— Do the Right Thing (1989)
Elle n'avait pas besoin qu'on lui dise, elle l'aurait su tôt ou tard.
She didn’t need anyone to tell her; she would have found out sooner or later.
— Night Watch (2004)
When did you find out?
Si seulement j'avais su ça plus tôt.
If only I had known that sooner.
Il a su qu'il laissait un nourrisson et ne vivait plus avec sa femme.
He knew he was leaving behind an infant and would no longer be living with his wife.
— Solaris (1972)
Si le champ était magnétique, on l'aurait su au premier démarrage du tracteur.
If the field were magnetic, we would have known the first time we started the tractor.
— Interstellar (2014)
Il m'a dit de ne pas te le dire, mais tu l'aurais su.
He told me not to tell you, but you would have found out.
— Article 15 (2019)
How did people find out?
I couldn't resist.
Tu n'as pas su lui demander, ou alors tu n'en as pas besoin.
You weren’t able to ask them, or perhaps you don’t need it.
— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)
Son esprit était ailleurs, même si on n'a jamais su où.
His mind was elsewhere, even though we never knew where.
— Il était Temps (2013)
Si tu avais su la vérité, l'aurais-tu suivie jusqu'ici ?
If you had known the truth, would you have followed it this far?
— Le Secret des poignards volants (2004)
Si seulement j'avais su alors ce que je sais maintenant.
If only I had known then what I know now.
Ziri n'a jamais su.
Ziri never knew.
J'ai toujours su pour tes aventures.
I've always known about your affairs.
— Y tu mamá también (2001)
J'ai jamais su faire ce genre de truc.
I never knew how to do that kind of thing.
Si je l'avais pris, j'aurais su, à ce moment-là.
If I had taken it, I would have known at the time.
— Trois couleurs : Bleu (1993)
Si j'aurais su, j'aurais acheté un truc plus chic, plus classe !
If I’d known, I would’ve bought something fancier, more stylish!
— Mommy (2014)
I always knew.