Usage examples of "se donner" in French with translation to English

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Je pense que cette fille a coupé ses cheveux pour se donner un nouveau look. I think that girl cut her hair to give herself a new look.

S'étant efforcé de s'imposer la croyance en un système contre lequel la raison se rebelle, il la nomme déplaisamment raison humaine, comme si l'homme pouvait se donner raison à lui-même. Having endeavoured to force upon himself the belief of a system against which reason revolts, he ungratefully calls it human reason, as if man could give reason to himself.

Donne ce livre à Ramu. Give this book to Ramu.

Il me donne du mal. He is giving me a hard time.

Ne le lui donne pas. Don't give it to him.

Je te donne ma parole. I give you my word.

Donne un cours de littérature. Give a lecture on literature.

Cela me donne grand plaisir. That gives me great pleasure.

Si tu donnes, donne vite. If you give at all, give quickly.

Ça me donne la migraine ! That gives me a headache!

Donne si tu veux recevoir Give a thing, and take a thing

Une vache donne du lait. A cow gives us milk.

Si tu donnes, donne vite. If you give at all, give quickly.

Que lui as-tu donné ? What was it that you gave him?

Il me l'a donné. He gave it to me.

Ils me l'ont donné. They gave it to me.

J'ai donné ta voiture. I gave your car.

Que lui avez-vous donné ? What was it that you gave him?

Il me donne du mal. He is giving me a hard time.

Cela me donne grand plaisir. That gives me great pleasure.

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