realize

realize
realize vtr
1 (know, be aware of) se rendre compte de [error, gravity, significance, fact, extent] ; I suddenly realized who he was tout d'un coup je me suis rendu compte qui c'était ; to realize that se rendre compte que ; I realize you feel differently je me rends bien compte que vous n'êtes pas du même avis ; to realize how/why/what comprendre comment/pourquoi/ce que ; more/less than people realize plus/moins que les gens n'en ont conscience ; to come to realize sth prendre conscience de qch ; I fully realize that… je comprends complètement que… ; to make sb realize sth faire comprendre qch à qn ; I didn't realize! je ne le savais pas! ; you don't realize what you're doing tu es complètement inconscient ; I realize that! oui, je sais bien! ; do you realize that I'm waiting for you? tu te rends compte que je t'attends ? ; you do realize, of course, that tu as bien sûr conscience que ; I realize you're busy/it's late, but… j'ai conscience que vous êtes occupé/qu'il est tard, mais… ;
2 (make concrete, real) réaliser [idea, dream, goal, design] ; my worst fears were realized ce que je craignais le plus est arrivé ; to realize one's potential développer ses capacités ;
3 Fin (liquidate) réaliser, liquider [assets] ;
4 Comm [sale, house, object] rapporter [sum] ; [person, vendor] faire [sum] (on en vendant) ; to realize a profit réaliser un bénéfice.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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