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Sorry i did not finish my question. 'Nous avons connu des hauts et des bas', how comes it is translated 'we went through ups and downs' ?

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Sorry i did not finish my question. 'Nous avons connu des hauts et des bas', how comes it is translated 'we went through ups and downs' ?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate paraître/connaître and derivatives (+ avoir) - except apparaître and naître - in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)"
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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Because it is not a literal translation. The literal translation (We knew highs and lows) doesn't work well in English.

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Sorry i did not finish my question. 'Nous avons connu des hauts et des bas', how comes it is translated 'we went through ups and downs' ?

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