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donner l'heure verbe | tell time◼◼◼(to measure time) tell time◼◼◼(to read a clock) |
donner la cale verbe | keelhaul(punish by dragging under the keel of a ship) |
donner la note verbe | pitch [pitched, pitching, pitches]◼◼◼(to produce a note of a given pitch) |
donner la parole verbe | give the floor◼◼◼verb |
donner la tétée verbe | breastfeed [breastfed, breastfeeding, breastfeeds]◼◼◼(feed a baby milk via the breasts) |
donner le biberon à verbe | bottle [bottled, bottling, bottles]◼◼◼(feed (an infant) baby formula) |
donner le jour à verbe | engender [engendered, engendering, engenders](to bring into existence, cause) |
donner le sein verbe | breastfeed [breastfed, breastfeeding, breastfeeds]◼◼◼(feed a baby milk via the breasts) nurse [nursed, nursing, nurses]◼◼◻(to breast feed) |
donner le ton verbe | set the tone◼◼◼verb |
donner le/son feu vert pour verbe | greenlight(to approve) OK [OKed, OKing, OKs](to approve) |
donner libre cours verbe | vent [vented, venting, vents]◼◼◼(to express a strong emotion) |
donner lieu verbe | give rise to◼◼◼(to be the origin of; to produce) |
donner l’assaut verbe | storm [stormed, storming, storms]◼◼◼(to assault) |
donner naissance verbe | give birth◼◼◼(produce new life) bring forth◼◻◻(to give birth) |
donner naissance à verbe | engender [engendered, engendering, engenders]◼◼◼(to bring into existence, cause) |
donner sa parole verbe | give one's word(to promise, see also: promise) |
donner satisfaction verbe | make amends◼◼◼(to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress) |
donner son accord pour verbe | OK [OKed, OKing, OKs]◼◼◼(to approve) |
donner son aval pour verbe | OK [OKed, OKing, OKs](to approve) |
donner sur verbe | look [looked, looking, looks]◼◼◼(to face) issue [issued, issuing, issues]◼◼◻(to extend into) |
donner un coup de boule verbe | headbutt(to deliver a sharp blow) |
donner un coup de genou verbe | knee [kneed, kneeing, knees]◼◼◼(To poke or strike with the knee) |
donner un coup de pied à verbe | kick [kicked, kicking, kicks]◼◼◼(strike with or raise the foot or leg) |
donner un coup de tête verbe | headbutt◼◼◼(to deliver a sharp blow) |
donner un cours magistral verbe | lecture [lectured, lecturing, lectures]◼◼◼(to teach) |
donner un petit coup de coude verbe | nudge [nudged, nudging, nudges]◼◼◼(to push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal) |
donner une conférence verbe | lecture [lectured, lecturing, lectures]◼◼◼(to teach) |
donner une forme verbe | shape [shaped, shaping, shapes]◼◼◼(to give something a shape) |
donner une leçon verbe | teach someone a lesson◼◼◼(punish (informal)) |
donner une mauvaise réputation verbe | give a bad name(to lose respect for something/someone) |
donner une petite tape amicale verbe | nudge [nudged, nudging, nudges](to push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal) |
donner une pichenette verbe | flip [flipped, flipping, flips](to put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger) |
donner/sonner l'alerte verbe | alarm [alarmed, alarming, alarms]verb |
donneur nom {f} | donor [donors]◼◼◼(one who donates) |
donneur d'organes nom {m} | organ donor◼◼◼(person from whom an organ is removed) |