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

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Il y donna un coup de pied. He kicked it.
Elle lui donna un coup de pied. She kicked him.
Tom donna un coup de pied à Mary. Tom kicked Mary.
Il me donna tous les détails. He told me all the details.
Cette vision me donna la chair de poule. The sight made my flesh creep.
Il donna une description détaillée de l'accident. He described the incident in detail.
On lui donna une seconde fois de la soupe. He had a second helping of soup.
Il donna un cours de littérature à notre classe. He lectured our class on literature.
Le garçon se donna du mal pour résoudre le questionnaire. The boy took great pains to solve the quiz.
Tom donna à Mary un bisou pour lui souhaiter bonne nuit. Tom kissed Mary good night.
L'explication qu'elle donna de ce problème n'avait aucun sens. Her explanation of the problem was nonsense.
Il parut alors une beauté à la cour, qui attira les yeux de tout le monde, et l’on doit croire que c’était une beauté parfaite, puisqu’elle donna de l’admiration dans un lieu où l’on était si accoutumé à voir de belles personnes. There appeared at this time a lady at Court, who drew the eyes of the whole world; and one may imagine she was a perfect beauty, to gain admiration in a place where there were so many fine women.
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