Usage examples of "Read" in English with translation to French

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Read over your paper before you hand it in. Avant de rendre vos réponses, relisez-les encore une fois.

I suggest you have a native speaker read over your report to make sure there are no errors. Je suggère que tu fasses relire ton rapport par un natif, pour t'assurer qu'il n'y a pas d'erreurs.

He read the letter over and over. Il relut la lettre à plusieurs reprises.

My hobby is to read. Mon passe-temps est la lecture.

Read it once more, please. Relis-le encore une fois, je te prie.

I can't read your mind. Je ne peux pas savoir ce que tu penses.

Read my lips, no new taxes! Prenez-moi au mot : pas de nouveaux impôts !

He is well read in English literature. Il est calé en littérature anglaise.

I read the letter again and again. J'ai relu la lettre encore et encore.

I recommend that you to read that novel. Je vous recommande ce roman.

This book is hard for me to read. Ce livre m'est d'une lecture difficile.

Here's a book for your mother to read. Voici un livre pour ta mère.

My father used to read to me at bedtime. Mon père me faisait la lecture au moment du coucher.

My silence is not to be read as consent. Mon silence ne doit pas être considéré comme une approbation.

Here's a magazine for you to read in the plane. Tiens, c'est un magazine pour que tu aies de la lecture dans l'avion.

You had better read your teacher's comments on your compositions one more time. Vous feriez mieux de relire les commentaires de votre professeur sur votre devoir.

This children's story is easy enough for a seven-year-old child to read. Cette histoire pour enfants est assez facile pour un enfant de 7 ans.

I had my fortune read by an old lady with an eery-looking glass eye. Je me suis fait dire mon avenir par une vieille avec un étrange œil de verre.

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