sonner les heures et les demies translation English | French-English dictionary

sonner les heures et les demies vi.
strike the hours and the halves

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sonner  

      vi  
   (=retentir)  
[téléphone, cloches, carillon]  
to ring  
[réveil]  
to go off  
Le téléphone a sonné.      The phone rang.  
On entendait sonner les cloches de l'église voisine.      We could hear the bells ringing at the church nearby.  
Minuit vient de sonner.      It has just struck midnight.  
     (à la porte)   
[personne]  
to ring the doorbell, to ring at the door  
sonner chez qn      to ring sb's doorbell, to ring at sb's door  
On a sonné.      Somebody rang at the door.  
     (MUSIQUE)  
sonner faux      [instrument]   to be out of tune  
sonner juste      to be in tune  
     (donner une impression)    to sound  
sonner bien      [formule]   to sound good  
sonner creux      [objet]   to sound hollow  
[excuse]   to ring hollow  
sonner faux      [rire]   to ring false  
      vt  
   (=faire résonner)  
  [+cloche]  
to ring  
  [+glas, tocsin]  
to sound
   (=appeler)  
  [+portier, infirmière]  
to ring for
   (=annoncer, signaler)  
  [+messe]  
to ring the bell for  
sonner les heures      to strike the hours  
   *  
[choc, coup]  
to knock out
     (MILITAIRE)  
sonner le clairon, sonner du clairon      to sound the bugle  
Translation French - English Collins Dictionary  
See also:

son, sonnant, sonné, bande son

Collaborative Dictionary     French-English
exp.
three and a half hours
exp.
three hours and a half
exp.
it's half past 2
exp.
there's no time but the right time
Synonym: "Il y a un temps pour tout" (There's a time for everything).
exp.
"what time is it?" - - "just gone eleven"
exp.
and a half
n.
second and a half
n.
week and a half
adj.
two and one-half dimensional
[Tech.]
exp.
three and a half bottles
exp.
three bottles and a half
exp.
school bell rings
Expression utilisée à l'école lorsque la cloche sonne la fin des classes
exp.
the alarm clock goes off, the alarm sounds
exp.
I felt groggy.
exp.
It's engaged.
exp.
It's busy.
exp.
Somebody rang at the door.
exp.
the alarm sounded, the alarm-clock rang, the alarm clock went off
exp.
It's gone twelve.
exp.
The phone rang.
exp.
Go and answer the door, the doorbell rang.
exp.
the death knell of XYZ has rung ; the end of XYZ is at hand
exp.
could this spell the end of xyz?
exp.
He's well into his forties.
exp.
to strike the hours
exp.
The bell's gone, break is over.
exp.
The bell's rung, break is over.
n.
date and time
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'sonner les heures et les demies' also found in translations in English-French dictionary
exp.
de neuf heures à trois heures et demie

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