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to believe
to storm, to attack
to set an example
to alert
to hold hands, to join hands; to shake hands; to hold hands
to give the floor to, to call on, to give (someone) a chance to speak
to play opposite in a movie or a play
to trust (someone) because of their appearance, because they look like the salt of the earth
to give one's arm
to set a hunter on the wrong track (to escape by directing the hunter's attention to another animal); to deceive, to pull the wool over (someone's) eyes
to give birth; to create, to engender, to bring into existence
to give the tuning note; to set the pace, to set the tone
(informal) synonym of passer le mot
to breastfeed, to nurse
to let time do its work, to leave it to time, to let time take its course; to be patient
to set the tone, to set the pace
to read out, to read (something) out loud
to give free rein to; to give free expression to; to vent
to give rise to, to lead to, to cause, to bring about
to give birth; to give rise
to give rise; to provide an opportunity for, to expose oneself to
to prove right, to bear out; to agree with
to give up trying to guess something, e.g. the answer to a riddle
to bet one's boots that, to bet one's bottom dollar that (to be absolutely sure that)
to give one's word, to make a promise
to donate one's body to science
to follow up (on), to pursue, to act on
to look out onto
to rule against; to prove wrong
To have a bit on the side (an affair)
to teach (someone) a lesson
donneur
noun, masculine
donor; dealer
donneur d'ordre
noun, masculine
principal (one on behalf of whom an agent or gestor acts)
donneur d'organes
noun, masculine
organ donor
donneur de leçons
noun, masculine
someone prone to pontificating, to lecturing and patronizing people
donneur de sang
noun, masculine
blood donor
donné
adjective
affordable, cheap; viable, achievable, not difficult
donnée
noun, feminine
datum (item of data)
données
noun, feminine
data
donquichottisme
noun, masculine
quixotism
dont
pronoun
of/from whom/which, whose; whereof; by which; Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations.
dont acte
phrase
Used at the end of contracts, agreements, etc., to affirm that the parties and/or relevant officials have formally taken note of the contents; Take note; heed this; govern yourselves accordingly; duly noted, duly acknowledged, point taken
donut
noun, masculine
doughnut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)
donzelle
noun, feminine
maiden, damsel; little madam, young madam
dopage
noun, masculine
doping
dopamine
noun, feminine
dopamine
dopaminergic
dopant
adjective
boosting
dope
noun, feminine
illicit drug, narcotic
doper
verb
to dope; to do doping; to boost (one's performance by doping)
doping
noun, masculine
doping (use of drugs to improve athletic performance)
dopé
adjective
doped
dor.
adjective
abbreviation of dorien
dorade
noun, feminine
seabream
doradille
noun, feminine
ceterach
dorage
noun, masculine
gilt; gilding
dordognais
adjective
of Dordogne
dorer
verb
to gild; to coat something in gold; to brighten up, to brighten something to give it a golden colour; to brown, to give food a golden colour by adding an egg yolk
to gild the pill, to sweeten the pill, to sugarcoat it
doreur
noun, masculine
gilder (craftsman who works with gold and silver)