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French-English translation of donner
1 donner Verb, transitive (a) to give (à, to); ~ qch à qn to give sb sth, give sth to sb (b) to give something not needed away; to donate money to charity; c'est donné it's a giveaway; (Slang) "j'ai déjà donné" "been there, done that" (c) to put on a play, show a film, give, hold a lecture (d) to yield fruit, produce a result; ça n'a rien donné it didn't come to anything; j'espère que ça finira par ~ quelque chose I hope something comes of it (e) (Slang) to grass somebody up (Slang), grass on somebody (Slang), give somebody away, squeal on somebody (Slang)
2 donner Verb, intransitive (a) to yield; to attack; ~ dans to fall into a trap; ~ sur or contre to strike; ~ sur (of a door, room) to open on to; (of a window) to overlook, look on to, open on to 3 se donner Verb, pronominal (a) to devote oneself (à, to), give oneself (over) (à, to) ![]()
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