entendre
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entendre
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to hear
Tu as entendu les chiens aboyer la nuit dernière ?Did you hear the dogs barking last night?
a. to hear
Jeannette, va nettoyer ta chambre. Tu m'entends ?Jeannette, go clean your room. Do you hear me?
b. to listen to
Estelle ne vous entend pas. Elle a des écouteurs.Estelle isn't listening to you. She's got headphones on.
a. to hear
Tu as entendu la nouvelle de la signature de l'accord de paix ?Did you hear the news about the signing of the peace accord?
a. to understand
Nadine n'entend rien à tout cela.Nadine doesn't understand anything about all this.
b. to get (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tu entends ce que j'essaie de dire ?Do you get what I'm trying to say?
c. to hear (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tu n'aimes pas ce film ? Je t'entends. Je vais changer de chaîne.You don't like this movie? I hear you. I'll change the channel.
c. to want
Nos parents entendent acheter un chalet en Suisse un jour.Our parents want to buy a chalet in Switzerland one day.
a. to mean
Elle dit qu'elle en a assez. Qu'est-ce qu'elle entend par cela ?She says she's had enough. What does she mean by that?
7. (legal)
a. to interview
Aujourd'hui, la police entend les témoins du cambriolage.Today, the police are interviewing the witnesses of the robbery.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. to hear
Tu es sûre que ton chien peut entendre ? Il ne réagit pas au bruit.Are you sure that your dog can hear? He's not reacting to the noise.
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