aneinanderstoßen in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for aneinanderstoßen in the English»French Dictionary

understood [Brit ʌndəˈstʊd, Am ˌəndərˈstʊd] VB pt VB pp

understood → understand

See also understand

I.understand <pret, pp understood> [Brit ʌndəˈstand, Am ˌəndərˈstænd] VB trans

1. understand (intellectually):

understand question, language, concept

comprendre

is that understood?

c'est compris?

I just don't understand it

je n'arrive vraiment pas à comprendre

to understand that …

comprendre que …

to understand how/why

comprendre comment/pourquoi

I can't understand why

je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi

to make oneself understood

se faire comprendre

2. understand (emotionally):

understand person, feelings

comprendre

I don't understand you

je ne te comprends pas

to understand sb doing

comprendre que qn fasse

I can understand her being upset

je comprends qu'elle soit bouleversée

3. understand (interpret):

understand person, statement

comprendre

do I understand you correctly?

vous ai-je bien compris?

what do you understand by this?

qu'est-ce que tu comprends par ceci?

as I understand it

si je comprends bien

I understood him to say or as saying that…

j'ai compris qu'il disait que…

I think we understand each other

je pense que nous nous comprenons

4. understand (believe):

to understand that …

croire que …

I understood (that) I was to wait

je croyais que je devais attendre

it is/was understood that …

on pense/pensait que …

he was/they were given to understand that …

on lui/leur a donné à entendre que …

you won I understand

vous avez gagné si je comprends bien

‘he's dead’—‘so I understand’

‘il est mort’—‘c'est ce que j'ai cru comprendre’

5. understand:

to be understood (be mutually accepted)

être entendu

I thought that was understood

je pensais que c'était entendu

it must be understood that …

il faut qu'il soit bien entendu que …

Phrases:

to be understood LING (be implied) subject:

être sous-entendu

II.understand <pret, pp understood> [Brit ʌndəˈstand, Am ˌəndərˈstænd] VB intr

1. understand (comprehend):

understand

comprendre (about à propos de)

no slip-ups, (do you) understand?

et pas de gaffes, d'accord?

2. understand (sympathize):

understand

comprendre

I quite/fully understand

je comprends tout à fait/parfaitement

thunderstorm N

thunderstorm

orage m

I.misunderstand <pret, pp misunderstood> [Brit ˌmɪsʌndəˈstand, Am ˌmɪsˌəndərˈstænd] VB trans

misunderstand

mal comprendre

misunderstand (completely)

ne pas comprendre

don't misunderstand me (to clarify oneself)

comprends-moi bien

II.misunderstood ADJ

to feel misunderstood

se sentir incompris

much misunderstood concept, person, book

souvent mal compris

aneinanderstoßen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for aneinanderstoßen in the English»French Dictionary

thunderstorm N

thunderstorm

orage m

understood [ˌʌndəˈstʊd, Am -dɚˈ-] VB

understood pt, pp of understand

See also understand

I.understand [ˌʌndəˈstænd, Am -dɚˈ-] irreg VB trans

1. understand (perceive meaning):

understand

comprendre

to make oneself understood

se faire comprendre

to understand one another

se comprendre

the problem as I understand it

si je comprends bien le problème

2. understand (believe, infer):

it is understood that ...

il est entendu que ...

I understand that you're leaving

j'ai cru comprendre que tu partais

to give sb to understand that ...

faire comprendre à qn que ...

II.understand [ˌʌndəˈstænd, Am -dɚˈ-] irreg VB intr

understand

comprendre

to understand about sb/sth

comprendre qn/qc

am I to understand from this that ...?

dois-je comprendre par là que ...?

I understand from the letter that ...

j'ai cru comprendre en lisant la lettre que ...