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Comment utiliser l'expression "sachant"

J'entends tout le temps le mot "sachant" quand des Français expliquent quelque chose. Je sais qu'il veut dire "knowing that" mais je ne sais pas vraiment comment l'utiliser. Est-ce que je peux l'...
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Conjugating multiple verbs in a sentence

I wanted to know how one would conjugate multiple verbs in a single sentence. For example: Michael sat at the table, thinking about what he did. There was a man at the table, eating quietly. I heard ...
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Meaning of “les ayant portés”

In this text there's a sentence that I'm not quite sure how to translate. Il y a actuellement à Katmandou 25 enfants nés de mères les ayant portés pour le compte d'Israéliens venus les récupérer au ...
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Infinitive or present participle in a sentence's object

One of my French workbooks has these two sentences in separate sections: J'ai vu les moutons traverser la route. La police l'a aperçu entrant dans un laboratoire médical. It seems to me that the ...
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