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

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Translations: all355 comprendre349 entendre1 saisir1 other translations4

Do you understand this book? Comprenez-vous ce livre ?

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something that he can understand. Lorsqu'un imbécile rapporte les paroles d'un homme intelligent, ce n'est jamais exact, puisqu'il traduit inconsciemment ce qu'il entend en quelque chose qui lui est compréhensible.

I found it difficult to understand what he was saying. J'ai eu du mal à saisir ce qu'il disait.

Even children can understand it. Même les enfants peuvent comprendre cela.

She doesn't understand you. Elle ne te comprend pas.

I cannot understand what happened. Je n'arrive pas à comprendre ce qui s'est passé.

What is there to understand? Qu'y a-t-il là à comprendre ?

I could hardly understand him. Je pouvais à peine le comprendre.

I do not understand you. Je ne vous comprends pas.

Tom doesn't understand this. Tom ne comprends pas ça.

Yes, I understand you well. Oui, je te comprends bien.

You just wouldn't understand. Tu ne comprendrais simplement pas.

He doesn't understand sarcasm. Il ne comprend pas les sarcasmes.

She doesn't understand sarcasm. Elle ne comprend pas les sarcasmes.

I am beginning to understand. Je commence à comprendre.

I don't understand this. Je ne le comprends pas.

I don't understand English. Je ne comprends pas l'anglais.

Why don't you understand? Pourquoi ne comprends-tu pas ?

I cannot quite understand it. Je n'arrive pas à le comprendre complètement.

He doesn't understand you. Il ne t'a pas compris.

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