hear in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hear in the English»French Dictionary

I.hear <pret, pp heard> [Brit hɪə, Am hɪr] VB trans

1. hear (perceive with ears):

hear sound, thud, voice, car, radio

entendre

she heard her brother coming up the stairs

elle a entendu son frère qui montait l'escalier

I can hear the train whistling

j'entends siffler le train

an explosion was heard

on a entendu une explosion

I can hear you!

je t'entends!

I heard you coming in

je t'ai entendu quand tu es rentré

to hear sb being beaten/thanked

entendre que l'on est en train de battre/de remercier qn

to hear her talk, you'd think (that)

à l'entendre, on croirait que

we haven't heard the end or last of it

on n'a pas fini d'en entendre parler

to make oneself or one's voice heard lit

se faire entendre

to make oneself or one's voice heard fig

faire entendre sa voix

I can't hear myself think!

il y a tellement de bruit que je n'arrive pas à me concentrer

2. hear (learn, find out about):

hear news, story, joke, rumour

apprendre

to hear (tell) of sth

entendre parler de qc

to hear (it said) that …

apprendre que, entendre dire que …

I've heard good things about…

j'ai entendu dire du bien de…

I've heard so much about you

on m'a tant parlé de vous

I've heard it all before!

je connais la chanson! inf

have you heard the one about… (joke)

tu connais celle de…

have you heard?

tu es au courant?

what have you heard?

tu es au courant de quelque chose?

I'm sorry to hear (that) you can't come

je suis désolé d'apprendre que vous ne pouvez pas venir

I hear you want to be a doctor

il paraît que tu veux devenir médecin

so I hear , so I've heard

c'est ce que j'ai entendu dire

she won, I hear

elle a gagné, paraît-il

to hear whether/why/how

savoir si/pourquoi/comment

3. hear (listen to):

hear lecture, speech, broadcast, concert, record

écouter

hear judge, court, jury: case, evidence, testimony, witness

entendre

hear prayer

écouter

to hear sb do sth

écouter qn faire qc

to hear a child read

faire lire un enfant à voix haute

to hear what sb has to say

entendre ce que qn a à dire

do you hear (me)?

tu m'entends?

to hear Mass form

assister à la messe, entendre la messe form

the court heard that… LAW

il a été déclaré à la cour que…

II.hear <pret, pp heard> [Brit hɪə, Am hɪr] VB intr

hear

entendre

to hear about

entendre parler de

have you heard about Matt and Sarah?

tu es au courant pour Matt et Sarah?

III.hear <pret, pp heard> [Brit hɪə, Am hɪr]

hear! hear!

bravo!

let's hear it for Jo

on applaudit Jo bien fort

I.hear out VB [Brit hɪə -, Am hɪr -] (hear out [sb], hear [sb] out)

hear out

écouter [qn] jusqu'au bout

I.hear from VB [Brit hɪə -, Am hɪr -] (hear from [sb])

1. hear from (get news from):

hear from friend, relative

recevoir des nouvelles de

it's nice to hear from you

je suis content d'avoir de tes nouvelles

I'm waiting to hear from head office/the hospital

j'attends une réponse du siège social/de l'hôpital

don't do anything until you hear from me

ne fais rien tant que je ne t'aurai pas fait pas signe

you'll be hearing from me! (threat)

tu auras de mes nouvelles!

you'll be hearing from my solicitor

vous en parlerez à mon avocat

2. hear from (hear interviewed on TV etc):

hear from representative, politician

entendre le point de vue de

hear from survivor, eyewitness

écouter le récit de

I.hear of VB [Brit hɪə -, Am hɪr -] (hear of [sb/sth])

1. hear of (be or become aware of):

hear of

entendre parler de

I've never even heard of her

je ne sais même pas qui c'est

the first I heard of the accident was on the radio

j'ai appris l'accident par la radio

that's the first I've heard of it!

première nouvelle!

he hasn't been heard of since

on n'a plus jamais entendu parler de lui

2. hear of (countenance, consider):

I won't hear of it!

il n'en est pas question!

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to hear sth on the grapevine

apprendre qc par le téléphone arabe

indistinctly see, hear, speak

indistinctement

I can hear wedding bells fig

je crois qu'il y a un mariage dans l'air

unmistakably smell, hear

distinctement

to hear an explosion

entendre une détonation

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on entendait les piaffements d'un cheval

we could hear a horse pawing the ground

hear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hear in the English»French Dictionary

hear <heard, heard> [hɪəʳ, Am hɪr] VB trans, intr

1. hear (perceive with ears):

hear

entendre

2. hear (be told about):

hear

entendre dire

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to hear sb's voice offstage

entendre la voix de qn de derrière les coulisses

second-hand hear

d'un tiers

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exaucer Dieu

to hear

entendre qn en confession

to hear sb's confession

apprendre qc par ouï-dire

to hear sth at secondhand

crier qc à la cantonade

to call out (for all to hear)

les bruits nous arrivent ouatés

the sounds we could hear were muffled

entendre

to hear

entendre

to hear

entendre qn parler/la pluie tomber

to hear sb talking/the rain falling

tu entendras/vous entendrez parler de moi

you're going to hear from me!

entendre parler de qn/qc

to hear of sb/sth

à entendre les gens

to hear people talk

je l'entends d'ici

I can hear him from here

qu'est-ce que j'entends?

what's this I hear?

on ne s'entend plus parler

you can't hear yourself speak

être imperceptible à l'oreille

to be too faint to hear

hear Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hear sth straight from the horse's mouth

apprendre qc de source sûre

to never hear the last of it

ne jamais finir d'en entendre parler

we didn't hear a peep from him

il n'a pas émis le moindre son

to be too faint to hear

être imperceptible à l'oreille

to hear sb talking/the rain falling

entendre qn parler/la pluie tomber

you're going to hear from me!

tu entendras/vous entendrez parler de moi

I can hear him from here

je l'entends d'ici

you're going to hear more of him

on reparlera bientôt de lui

to call out (for all to hear)

crier qc à la cantonade

the sounds we could hear were muffled

les bruits nous arrivent ouatés

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English

He lingered for nearly a month, living long enough to hear of his promotion to the rank of major-general for distinguished service in the field.

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The hypnotist was keen to discover if anybody else was able to hear.

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When you hear a riff similar to your own, your first feeling is rip-off.

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It intertwines the female singer's lamentation of the end of love and the lies she has to hear, while the male actor simply speaks.

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See supplemental reports, long sheets and hear recordings, all of which tend to eliminate this suspect.

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It's easy to take that kind of subtle musical functionality for granted, or to hear it without realising you've heard it.

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People who hear this record are never the same again.

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And so that's a different legal issue, and the court's going to hear that case and decide it next year.

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A special approbation is required to hear nuns or women of religious communities, and this extends with modifications to all communities of recognized sisterhoods.

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A county go-between thought it would benefit the educators to hear from people who encounter the effects of their decisions, particularly on discipline.

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