Sentence examples of "hears" in English
He flinches whenever he hears a loud, sudden noise.
Il tressaille chaque fois qu'il entend un bruit fort et soudain.
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something that he can understand.
Lorsqu'un imbécile rapporte les paroles d'un homme intelligent, ce n'est jamais exact, puisqu'il traduit inconsciemment ce qu'il entend en quelque chose qui lui est compréhensible.
As he sits in the dark, typing away at his computer, he hears the sound of morning birds chirping away and realizes he has been up all night - but the insomniac still refuses to sleep.
Assis dans le noir, écrivant sur son ordinateur, il entend le bruit des oiseaux qui piaillent le matin, et réalise qu'il est resté éveillé toute la nuit ; mais l'insomniaque refuse encore de dormir.
I hear the Freemasons have a secret handshake.
J'ai ouï dire que les francs-maçons ont une poignée de main secrète.
I hear that it has quite the reputation with coffee connoisseurs.
J'ai ouï dire que ce produit avait toute une réputation auprès des connaisseurs de café.
He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father. The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse.
Il avait espéré qu’on le présenterait à ces demoiselles, dont il avait ouï vanter la beauté ; mais il ne vit que le père. Ces dames furent plus heureuses ; elles eurent l’avantage de s’assurer, par une des fenêtres, qu’il portait un habit bleu et montait un cheval noir.
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