Sentence examples of "understanding" in English with translation "comprendre"

<>
Old people have difficulty understanding modern technology. Les personnes âgées ont des difficultés à comprendre la technologie moderne.
I have difficulty understanding abstract modern art, especially Mondrian. J'ai du mal à comprendre l'art moderne abstrait, particulièrement Mondrian.
I am not understanding what the author is trying to say. Je ne comprends pas ce que l'auteur essaie de dire.
At first, I had difficulty understanding people when they spoke too fast. Au début, j'avais des difficultés à comprendre les gens qui parlaient trop vite.
Do you have difficulty understanding what women or small children say to you? Avez-vous des difficultés à comprendre ce que vous disent les femmes ou les petits enfants ?
There is an urgent need for understanding how climate change will affect our lives. Il faut d'urgence comprendre comment les changements climatiques affecteront nos vies.
Researchers are still a long way off from understanding the mechanism involved in Alzheimer's disease. Les chercheurs sont encore loin de comprendre les mécanismes impliqués dans la maladie d'Alzheimer.
I don't understand and I'm not used to not understanding. Please explain it once more. Je ne comprends pas et je ne suis pas habitué à ne pas comprendre. Veuillez l'expliquer à nouveau, je vous prie.
You're considerate, but don't you think you should work a little more at understanding the subtleties of the human mind? Tu es prévenant, mais ne penses-tu pas que tu pourrais travailler un peu à comprendre les subtilités de l'âme humaine ?
The police are really good at understanding "someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of money". It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "someone stole my magic sword". La police est douée pour comprendre que quelqu'un a volé ma carte de crédit et a amassé plein d'argent. C'est beaucoup plus dur de leur faire avaler que "quelqu'un a volé mon épée magique".
It's necessary to be three to enjoy a good story: One to tell it right, one to relish it and one to not understand it. Because the pleasure of the first two is doubled by the lack of understanding of the third. Il faut être trois pour apprécier une bonne histoire : un pour la raconter bien, un pour la goûter et un pour ne pas la comprendre. Car le plaisir des deux premiers est doublé par l'incompréhension du troisième.
Tom doesn't understand this. Tom ne comprends pas ça.
I don't understand music. Je ne comprends pas la musique.
She doesn't understand you. Elle ne te comprend pas.
I can understand your language. Je peux comprendre ta langue.
He doesn't understand you. Il ne t'a pas compris.
I cannot understand what happened. Je n'arrive pas à comprendre ce qui s'est passé.
I understand how you feel. Je comprends ce que tu ressens.
I don't understand this. Je ne le comprends pas.
She doesn't understand sarcasm. Elle ne comprend pas les sarcasmes.
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

In this section, you can see how words and expressions are used in different contexts using examples of translations made by professionals. The Contexts section will help you learn English, German, Spanish and other languages. Here you can find examples with phrasal verbs and idioms in texts that vary in style and theme. Examples can be sorted by translations and topics.

Learn foreign languages, see the translation of millions of words and expressions, and use them in your e-mail communication.