Also means
establish (a fact)
Usage Note
Constater stresses the act of noting or recording a fact without emotion — doctors constatent a death, investigators constatent damage. It is more formal and neutral than remarquer ('to notice'). The noun constat (an official written record, e.g. after a car accident) is widely used in everyday administrative life.
Examples
"J'ai constaté une erreur dans le rapport."
Natural Translation
I noticed an error in the report.
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