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Dictionary translations for "c'est-à-dire"

c'est-à-dire adverb

that is to say (précision)

Une fête aura lieu samedi prochain, c'est-à-dire le 25 août.

A party will be held next Saturday, that is to say, on August 25th.

Phrases with "c'est-à-dire" (1)

c'est-à-dire que - that is

Contexts with "c'est-à-dire"

Une fête aura lieu samedi prochain, c'est-à-dire le 25 août. A party will be held next Saturday, that is to say, on August 25th.

Mon père est mort il y a trois ans, c'est-à-dire en 1977. My father died three years ago, that is to say in 1977.

Il arriva à Tokyo il y a cinq ans, c'est-à-dire lorsqu'il avait 12 ans. He came to Tokyo five years ago, that is to say, when he was twelve years old.

Il y a des certitudes connues ; il y a des choses que nous savons savoir. Nous savons aussi qu'il y a des ignorances connues ; c'est-à-dire que nous savons qu'il y a des choses que nous ignorons. Mais il y a aussi des ignorances inconnues - celles dont nous ignorons que nous les ignorons. There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.

Il y a des certitudes connues ; il y a des choses que nous savons que nous savons. Nous savons aussi qu'il y a des incertitudes connues ; c'est-à-dire que nous savons qu'il y a des choses que nous ignorons. Mais il y a aussi des incertitudes inconnues - celles dont nous ne savons pas que nous les ignorons. There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.

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