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

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Histoires dont vous êtes le héros. Choose-your-own-adventure stories.
La façon dont elle parle m'énerve. Her way of speaking irritates us.
Voici la ville dont je te parlais. This is the town I told you about.
C'est ce dont nous parlions hier. This is what we were talking about yesterday.
C'est ce dont j'ai besoin. This is what I need.
La manière dont elle sourit me plait. I like the way she smiles.
Comme une poule dont la tête est coupée. Like a chook with its head cut off.
Il vit là ce dont il avait rêvé. He saw there what he had dreamed about.
Il vous procurera ce dont vous avez besoin. He will provide you with what you need.
Elle est celle dont tu devrais prendre modèle. She is the one you should model yourself after.
Elle est celle dont vous devriez prendre modèle. She is the one you should model yourself after.
Où est le reçu dont j'ai besoin ? Where is the receipt that I need?
J'ai obtenu ce dont j'avais besoin. I got what I needed.
C'est juste la manière dont cela fonctionne. It's just how things work.
Il étudiait la manière dont les oiseaux volent. He studied the way birds fly.
Il vous fournira ce dont vous avez besoin. He will provide you with what you need.
Il me donna ce dont j'avais besoin. He gave me what I needed.
Comme une gonzesse dont la tête est coupée. Like a chook with its head cut off.
Romeo est l'homme dont Juliette est amoureuse. Romeo is the man Juliet loves.
Il a étudié la manière dont les oiseaux volent. He studied the way birds fly.
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