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comprendre  


      vt  
   to understand  
Je ne comprends pas ce que vous dites.      I don't understand what you're saying.  
mal comprendre      to misunderstand  
J'ai dû mal comprendre.      I must have misunderstood.  
Je la comprends mal, c'est à cause de son accent.      I can't understand her, it's because of her accent.  
se faire comprendre      to make o.s. understood  
     (ses intentions)    to get one's ideas across  
On peut le comprendre, mais cela n'excuse en rien son acte.      You can understand him, but that's no excuse for what he did.  
Sa femme ne le comprend pas.      His wife doesn't understand him.  
   (=se composer de)   to comprise, to consist of
   (=inclure)   to include  
Le forfait ne comprend pas la location des skis.      The price doesn't include ski hire.  
Translation French - English Collins Dictionary  

Collaborative Dictionary     French-English
vt.,vi.
1) understand, 2) include (object + )
vt.
make understand [BIZ]
vi.
take the hint
vi.
make everything wrong
vt.
misunderstand
v.
think, think to understand,
v.
understand absolutely nothing, be an idiot, lack intelligence,
vt.
1) misunderstand (vt), 2) misunderstood (pass.)
exp.
I get it
adv.
packing included
adv.
inclusive of service charges [BIZ]
adv.
all inclusive,
adv.
including [BIZ]
exp.
I understood, I got it, got it (familier)
nm.
all-inclusive amount [BIZ]
adv.
exclusive of freight [BIZ]
n.
all-inclusive package [BIZ]
adv.
including [BIZ]
adv.
packing not included [BIZ]
adv.
all expenses included
adv.
inclusive of all taxes [BIZ]
nf.
Europe excluding France
nm.
price including tax
nmpl.
prices including tax
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