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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

constater [kɔ̃state] VB trans

1. constater (observer):

constater fait
to note, to notice
constater défaut, différence
to notice, to see
constater une amélioration/que qc s'est amélioré
to note an improvement/that sth has improved
constater (par) soi-même
to see for oneself
comme tu peux le constater
as you can see

2. constater:

constater (établir) fait
to ascertain, to establish
constater (consigner) délit
to record
constater le décès
to certify that death has occurred
constater qc visuellement
to see sth with one's own eyes
constater/apprendre avec satisfaction que …
to note/hear with satisfaction that …
constater une diminution des accidents
to notice a decrease in the number of accidents
ma surprise a été de constater que …
I was surprised to find that …
English
English
French
French
certify LAW, MED death
certifier, constater
comment (in writing)
constater, observer (that que)
to find sth to be locked/sb to be dead
constater que qc est fermé/que qn est mort
to find that …
constater que …
she arrived (only) to find that the train had left
elle est arrivée pour constater que le train était parti
as you will have gathered
comme vous avez pu le constater
as or so far as we know/can see
pour autant que nous le sachions/nous puissons le constater

in the PONS Dictionary

constater [kɔ̃state] VB trans

constater
to observe
constater la séropositivité de qn
to confirm sb as seropositive
constater la séropositivité de qn (due au virus du sida)
to confirm sb as HIV positive
il m'est pénible de constater que ...
I am sorry to find that ...
in the PONS Dictionary

constater [ko͂state] VB trans

constater
to observe
constater la séropositivité de qn
to confirm sb as seropositive
constater la séropositivité de qn (due au virus du sida)
to confirm sb as HIV positive
il m'est pénible de constater que ...
I am sorry to find that ...
Présent
jeconstate
tuconstates
il/elle/onconstate
nousconstatons
vousconstatez
ils/ellesconstatent
Imparfait
jeconstatais
tuconstatais
il/elle/onconstatait
nousconstations
vousconstatiez
ils/ellesconstataient
Passé simple
jeconstatai
tuconstatas
il/elle/onconstata
nousconstatâmes
vousconstatâtes
ils/ellesconstatèrent
Futur simple
jeconstaterai
tuconstateras
il/elle/onconstatera
nousconstaterons
vousconstaterez
ils/ellesconstateront
See further verb tables