ne connaître ni d'Ève ni d'Adam

French

Alternative forms

• ne connaitre ni d’Ève ni d’Adam (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “to know neither from Eve nor Adam”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nə kɔ.nɛ.tʁə ni d‿ɛv ni d‿a.dɑ̃/, /nə kɔ.ne.tʁə ni d‿ɛv ni d‿a.dɑ̃/

Verb

ne connaître (quelqu’un) ni d’Ève ni d’Adam

1. (transitive) to not know someone from Adam; to not know or recognize someone at all

Conjugation

• see connaître

Related terms

• d’Ève ni d’Adam