au départ

originally, initially

le

• Article

  1. the (definite article)
  2. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
  3. Used before the names of most countries, many subnational regions, and other geographical names including names of lakes and streets; not translated into English in most cases.
  4. the; my, your, etc.
  5. a, an, per
  6. on

• Pron

gouvernement

government

avoir

• Noun

  asset, possession

• Verb

eu

past participle of avoir

connaissance

1. knowledge
2. acquaintance

du

• Contraction

  Contraction of de + le (“of the”)

• Article

bombardement

bombing, bombardment (action of setting off a bomb)