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

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"Le téléphone sonne". "Je prends". "The phone is ringing." "I'll get it."
Une guitare électrique sonne différemment d'une acoustique. An electric guitar doesn't sound the same as an acoustic one.
La pendule sonne quatre heures. The clock is striking four.
La cloche sonne à huit heures. The bell rings at eight.
Votre interprétation sonne un peu guindée. Vous devez relâcher vos doigts. Your playing sounds a bit stilted. You have to loosen up your fingers.
« Le téléphone sonne. » « Je vais répondre. » "The phone is ringing." "I'll get it."
La pendule sonne à 8 heures. The bell rings at eight.
Le téléphone sonne mais personne ne répond. The telephone rings, but nobody answers.
Quand on prend son bain, le téléphone sonne. When one takes a bath, the telephone rings.
Le téléphone sonne. Si tu veux, je réponds. The telephone is ringing. If you want, I'll answer it.
Si le téléphone sonne encore, je n'y répondrais pas. If the phone rings again, I will ignore it.
Si le téléphone sonne encore, mon intention est de l'ignorer. If the phone rings again, I plan to ignore it.
Si le téléphone sonne encore, j'ai l'intention de l'ignorer. If the phone rings again, I plan to ignore it.
Si le téléphone sonne à nouveau, j'ai l'intention de l'ignorer. If the phone rings again, I plan to ignore it.
Si le téléphone sonne de nouveau, j'ai l'intention de l'ignorer. If the phone rings again, I plan to ignore it.
Le téléphone a sonné longtemps. The phone rang for a long time.
Je pense que la phrase sonnerait plus naturelle comme ça. I think the sentence would sound more natural like that.
La pendule sonna les dix coups. The clock struck ten.
Le temps n'a aucune division qui marque son passage, il n'y a jamais de tempête ni d'éclat des trompettes pour annoncer le début d'un nouveau mois ou d'une nouvelle année. Même lorsqu'un siècle commence, ce ne sont que nous, mortels, qui faisons sonner les cloches et envoyons des salves de fusils. Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunderstorm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.
J'ai continué à dormir parce que mon alarme n'a pas sonné. I overslept because my alarm didn't go off.
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