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understand

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌndə^rˈstænd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌʌndɚˈstænd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un′dər stand′)

Inflections of 'understand' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

understands: v 3rd person singular

understanding: v pres p

understood: v past

understood: v past p

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Principales traductions
Anglais	Français
understand [sth]⇒ vtr	(comprehend)	comprendre⇒ vtr
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Est-ce que tu comprends ce que je dis ?
understand [sth] vtr	(grasp the concept of)	comprendre⇒ vtr
She doesn't understand algebra.
Elle ne comprend pas l'algèbre.
understand [sth] vtr	(interpret)	comprendre⇒ vtr
She can't understand the instructions.
Elle ne comprend pas les instructions.
understand [sth] vtr	(be conversant with)	comprendre⇒ vtr
I don't fully understand the traffic laws, so I can't advise you.
Je ne comprends pas parfaitement le code de la route, donc je ne peux pas vous conseiller.
understand, understand that vtr	(be given the impression that)	entendre dire que vtr + conj
I understand that the situation is grave.
J'ai entendu dire que la situation est grave.
understand [sth] vtr	(believe)	croire⇒ vtr
I understand them to be very nice people.
Je crois que ce sont des gens très sympathiques.
understand [sth] vtr	(assume to be agreed)	ratifier⇒ vtr
We understand the contract to be valid.
Nous ratifions le contrat comme étant valide.

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Traductions supplémentaires
Anglais	Français
understand [sb] to do [sth] v expr	(infer)	comprendre que [qqn] fait [qch] loc v
When my husband says the food I've cooked is "interesting," I understand him to mean he doesn't like it.
I understood John to be in Fiji, but I had it completely wrong; he was in Venezuela.
Quand mon mari me dit que le repas que j'ai préparé est « intéressant », je comprends que ça ne lui plaît pas. // J'ai compris que John était aux Fiji, mais j'avais mal compris : il était au Vénézuela.
understand [sth]⇒ vtr	(accept with tolerance)	comprendre⇒ vtr
Although I don't agree with him, I understand his point of view.
Même si je ne suis pas d'accord avec lui, je comprends son point de vue.
understand [sth] vtr	(limit of knowledge)	croire comprendre⇒ vtr
I understand that you hate her. Is this true?
Je crois comprendre que tu la détestes. Est-ce que c'est vrai ?
understand [sb]⇒ vtr	(comprehend [sb]'s meaning)	comprendre⇒ vtr
Sorry, I don't understand you; could you speak more slowly.
Désolé, je ne vous comprends pas. Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement ?
understand [sb] vtr	(comprehend [sb]'s character, motivations)	comprendre⇒ vtr
I don't understand you! How could you do something like that?
Je ne te comprends pas ! Comment as-tu pu faire quelque chose comme ça ?

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Formes composées
Anglais	Français
easy to understand adj	(quickly grasped)	facile à comprendre loc adj
simple adj
Use diagrams to display large amounts of information in ways that are easy to understand.
Utilisez des schémas pour montrer un nombre important d'informations, d'une façon qui soit facile à comprendre.
hard to understand adj	(not reasonable)	difficile à comprendre adj
His motives are hard to understand.
Ses motivations sont difficiles à comprendre.
know where [sb] is coming from, understand where [sb] is coming from v expr	figurative, informal (understand [sb]'s motives, feelings)	voir ce que [qqn] veut dire loc v
understand one another, understand each other vtr + refl	(have an agreement)	se comprendre⇒, bien se comprendre⇒ v pron
We really understand one another; sometimes we don't even need to speak.
Nous nous comprenons tellement bien que parfois, nous n'avons même pas besoin de nous parler.

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Dans la description anglaise :

abstruse - accessible - acknowledgment of the signature - appreciate - apprehend - apprehension - at a loss - beyond comprehension - blankly - catch on - catch sb's drift - clear as day - come to grips with - comprehend - comprehensible - confused - cotton on - crabbed - crystal-clear - dense - digest - elusory - empathize - fathom - fathomless - figure out - follow - gather - geddit - get - get a grip - get a handle on - get a sense - get it - get the hang of - get the idea - get the message - get the picture - get the point - get through to - get your head around - gotcha - grasp - have a feel for - have a grasp - have a grip - have down cold - have down flat - have the idea - have the sense of

Français :

percuter - piger - bitter - expliquer - compris - appréhender - cerner - interpréter - pénétrer - réaliser - imprimer - tilter - comprendre - concevoir - entendre - lire - maîtriser - préciser - saisir - suivre - capter - incompréhension - ne pas comprendre un traître mot - compatir - décrypter - discerner - méconnaître - être à l'écoute - faire comprendre - laisser entendre - si je comprends bien - comprendra qui voudra - comprendre à demi-mot - comprendre les rouages de - comprenne qui voudra - donner à entendre - ne pas l'entendre de cette oreille - ne piger que dalle à - on se comprend - on s'est compris - sans chercher à comprendre - si j'ai bien compris - n'y comprendre que couic - captation - ça me parle - comprendre en un quart de seconde

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Synonymes : comprehend, get, grasp, follow, figure out, Suite...

Collocations : understand your [feelings, wishes, concern, reluctance], understand your [point, question, frustration], understand the [issue, problem, material], Suite...

Discussions du forum dont le titre comprend le(s) mot(s) "understand" :

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A friend sent this to me. I do not understand.
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All I really need to understand is when you talk dirty to me
Although I understand that if I want a good education and career prospects
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and hope you’ll understand my french!
arranged their plan in some language he didn't understand
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As we understand
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better we understand
But did you understand what I had written?
but if it's impossible for you to call me, i will understand
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Did you understand anything of what I just told you?
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Did you understand?
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