understand dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de understand dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.understand <prét, ppas understood> [GB ʌndəˈstand, Am ˌəndərˈstænd] VERBE trans

1. understand (intellectually):

understand question, language, concept

comprendre

is that understood?

c'est compris?

I just don't understand it

je n'arrive vraiment pas à comprendre

to understand that …

comprendre que …

to understand how/why

comprendre comment/pourquoi

I can't understand why

je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi

to make oneself understood

se faire comprendre

2. understand (emotionally):

understand person, feelings

comprendre

I don't understand you

je ne te comprends pas

to understand sb doing

comprendre que qn fasse

I can understand her being upset

je comprends qu'elle soit bouleversée

3. understand (interpret):

understand person, statement

comprendre

do I understand you correctly?

vous ai-je bien compris?

what do you understand by this?

qu'est-ce que tu comprends par ceci?

as I understand it

si je comprends bien

I understood him to say or as saying that…

j'ai compris qu'il disait que…

I think we understand each other

je pense que nous nous comprenons

4. understand (believe):

to understand that …

croire que …

I understood (that) I was to wait

je croyais que je devais attendre

it is/was understood that …

on pense/pensait que …

he was/they were given to understand that …

on lui/leur a donné à entendre que …

you won I understand

vous avez gagné si je comprends bien

‘he's dead’—‘so I understand’

‘il est mort’—‘c'est ce que j'ai cru comprendre’

5. understand:

to be understood (be mutually accepted)

être entendu

I thought that was understood

je pensais que c'était entendu

it must be understood that …

il faut qu'il soit bien entendu que …

Idiomes/Tournures:

to be understood LING (be implied) subject:

être sous-entendu

II.understand <prét, ppas understood> [GB ʌndəˈstand, Am ˌəndərˈstænd] VERBE intr

1. understand (comprehend):

understand

comprendre (about à propos de)

no slip-ups, (do you) understand?

et pas de gaffes, d'accord?

2. understand (sympathize):

understand

comprendre

I quite/fully understand

je comprends tout à fait/parfaitement

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in context study, understand

dans son contexte

confusedly think, understand

confusément

readily forget, forgive, understand, achieve, obtain

facilement

the thickness of his accent makes him hard to understand

son accent est si fort qu'on a de la peine à le comprendre

Traductions de understand dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

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ne rien bitter à

to understand fuck all of arg vulg

ne rien bitter à

to understand zilch of fam

ne rien bitter à discours

to understand fuck all about arg vulg

ne rien bitter à discours

to understand zilch about fam

s'efforcer de comprendre

to try hard to understand

je leur ai fait gentiment comprendre

in the nicest possible way I made them understand

comprendre

to understand

si je comprends bien

if I understand correctly

je ne comprends rien à ce qu'il raconte

I don't understand a word of what he's saying

je ne comprends rien aux mathématiques

I don't understand anything about mathematics

dois-je comprendre que tu n'as pas fini?

am I to understand ou to take it that you haven't finished?

ne te mêles pas de cela, tu as compris ou c'est compris!

keep out of it, do you hear ou understand?

est-ce que tu as compris quelque chose au cours?

did you understand any of the lecture?

comprendre

to understand

faire comprendre qc à qn

to make sb understand sth

comprendre (admettre) attitude, sentiment

to understand

comprendre (faire preuve de compréhension envers) person

to understand

je comprends qu'il soit furieux

I can understand his anger

je suis fatigué tu peux comprendre cela?

can't you understand I'm tired?

essaie de me comprendre

try to understand

comme je le comprends!

I understand him exactly

se comprendre

to understand each other ou one another

avoir des problèmes de compréhension

to have trouble understanding, to find it difficult to understand

pour aider à la compréhension

to make it easier to understand

understand dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de understand dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.understand [ˌʌndəˈstænd, Am -dɚˈ-] irrég VERBE trans

1. understand (perceive meaning):

understand

comprendre

to make oneself understood

se faire comprendre

to understand one another

se comprendre

the problem as I understand it

si je comprends bien le problème

2. understand (believe, infer):

it is understood that ...

il est entendu que ...

I understand that you're leaving

j'ai cru comprendre que tu partais

to give sb to understand that ...

faire comprendre à qn que ...

II.understand [ˌʌndəˈstænd, Am -dɚˈ-] irrég VERBE intr

understand

comprendre

to understand about sb/sth

comprendre qn/qc

am I to understand from this that ...?

dois-je comprendre par là que ...?

I understand from the letter that ...

j'ai cru comprendre en lisant la lettre que ...

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

fully understand

parfaitement

Traductions de understand dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

comprendre

to understand

faire comprendre qc à qn (expliquer)

to get sb to understand sth

faire comprendre qc à qn (dire indirectement)

to give sb to understand sth

ne comprendre rien à rien fam

to understand absolutely nothing

comprendre

to understand

il ne faut pas chercher à comprendre

it's no use trying to understand

se comprendre

to understand each other

en bon français iron, hum

in language anyone could understand

tu ne comprends pas/vous ne comprenez pas le français? fam

don't you understand plain English?

feindre de ne rien [ou pas] comprendre

to pretend not to understand

on conçoit sa déception

you can understand her disappointment

je m'acharne à lui faire comprendre

I'm trying desperately to make him understand

je le comprends

I understand

je(n')y comprenais que dalle fam

I couldn't understand a damn thing

percevoir vérité, intention

to understand

understand Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

the problem as I understand it

si je comprends bien le problème

I understand that you're leaving

j'ai cru comprendre que tu partais

to give sb to understand that ...

faire comprendre à qn que ...

am I to understand from this that ...?

dois-je comprendre par là que ...?

I understand from the letter that ...

j'ai cru comprendre en lisant la lettre que ...

at the time I didn't understand

sur le moment je n'ai pas compris

she doesn't understand what they're alluding to

elle ne comprend pas ce à quoi on fait allusion

I'm trying desperately to make him understand

je m'acharne à lui faire comprendre

it's no use trying to understand

il ne faut pas chercher à comprendre

I couldn't understand a damn thing

je(n')y comprenais que dalle fam

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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Though relations were peaceful at first, the two groups competed for resources and did not understand each other's cultures.

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However, he is ready to accept her and their future children because he knows and understands them.

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It knew well that the little man would never read the exemption clauses or understand them.

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Many notes are added to guide the reader and help in understanding the operation of certain administrative bodies.

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Many economic theories have been motivated by the desire to understand and control involuntary unemployment.

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This work ranges from trials of new therapies and preventative treatments, to studies seeking to understand the genetic and biological basis of addictive behaviour.

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It is only in the world of understanding that it makes sense to talk of free wills.

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I knew he was the only one that could understand the irony of rescuing this classic mambo masterpiece.

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We try to understand the type of being we are.

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You don't have to understand the story, you have to feel it.

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