Usage examples of "donner à entendre" in French with translation to English

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Je ne parviens pas à entendre ce que tu dis. I can't hear what you're saying.
Parfois je fume juste pour donner à mes mains quelque chose à faire. Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.
J'ai du mal à entendre. I can't hear very well.
Que devrais-je donner à manger à mon chien ? What should I feed my dog?
Tu parles tellement doucement que je n'arrive pas très bien à entendre ce que tu dis. You speak so softly that I cannot quite hear what you say.
C'est le livre que je veux donner à ma mère. This is the book I want to give my mother.
Ça ne semble rien à entendre, mais c'était infernal à voir. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see.
J'ai vu le vieil homme donner à manger des os de poulet à son chien. I saw the old man feed his dog chicken bones.
Es-tu prêt à entendre la mauvaise nouvelle ? Are you ready to hear the bad news?
Que me feras-tu la faveur de me donner à mon mariage ? What will you give me at my wedding?
Les chambres de cet hôtel sont vraiment très mal insonorisées. J’arrive à entendre mon voisin mâcher son chewing-gum ! The rooms in this hotel are really very bad at muffling sounds. I can hear my neighbor chewing his gum!
Je vis le vieil homme donner à manger des os de poulet à son chien. I saw the old man feed his dog chicken bones.
Peut-être n'es-tu pas d'humeur à entendre ça maintenant, mais je dois de dire quelque chose d'important. You may not be in the mood to hear this now, but I need to tell you something important.
Il décida de donner à manger à son chien le lapin qu'il avait tiré plus tôt ce jour-là. He decided to feed his dog the rabbit that he had shot earlier that day.
Je n'arrive pas à entendre ce que vous dites. I can't hear what you're saying.
Je dois me donner à fond dans les études pour les examens finaux. I have to give myself up to studying for final exams.
De nombreux locuteurs natifs de la langue japonaise ont des difficultés à entendre la différence entre B et V. Many native speakers of Japanese have trouble hearing the difference between B and V.
Quelle quantité de nourriture devrais-je donner à manger à mon chien ? How much should I feed my dog?
Elle ramenait souvent des restes du restaurant où elle travaillait pour donner à manger à son chien. She would often bring home table scraps from the restaurant where she worked to feed to her dog.
En général, l’art du gouvernement consiste à prendre le plus d’argent qu’on peut à une grande partie des citoyens, pour le donner à une autre partie. Generally speaking, the art of governing consists in taking the most money from one part of the citizens, in order to give it to another part.
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