Sentence examples of "understanding" in English with translation "comprendre"

<>
Old people have difficulty understanding modern technology. Les personnes âgées ont des difficultés à comprendre la technologie moderne.
I have difficulty understanding abstract modern art, especially Mondrian. J'ai du mal à comprendre l'art moderne abstrait, particulièrement Mondrian.
I am not understanding what the author is trying to say. Je ne comprends pas ce que l'auteur essaie de dire.
At first, I had difficulty understanding people when they spoke too fast. Au début, j'avais des difficultés à comprendre les gens qui parlaient trop vite.
Do you have difficulty understanding what women or small children say to you? Avez-vous des difficultés à comprendre ce que vous disent les femmes ou les petits enfants ?
There is an urgent need for understanding how climate change will affect our lives. Il faut d'urgence comprendre comment les changements climatiques affecteront nos vies.
Researchers are still a long way off from understanding the mechanism involved in Alzheimer's disease. Les chercheurs sont encore loin de comprendre les mécanismes impliqués dans la maladie d'Alzheimer.
I don't understand and I'm not used to not understanding. Please explain it once more. Je ne comprends pas et je ne suis pas habitué à ne pas comprendre. Veuillez l'expliquer à nouveau, je vous prie.
You're considerate, but don't you think you should work a little more at understanding the subtleties of the human mind? Tu es prévenant, mais ne penses-tu pas que tu pourrais travailler un peu à comprendre les subtilités de l'âme humaine ?
The police are really good at understanding "someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of money". It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "someone stole my magic sword". La police est douée pour comprendre que quelqu'un a volé ma carte de crédit et a amassé plein d'argent. C'est beaucoup plus dur de leur faire avaler que "quelqu'un a volé mon épée magique".
It's necessary to be three to enjoy a good story: One to tell it right, one to relish it and one to not understand it. Because the pleasure of the first two is doubled by the lack of understanding of the third. Il faut être trois pour apprécier une bonne histoire : un pour la raconter bien, un pour la goûter et un pour ne pas la comprendre. Car le plaisir des deux premiers est doublé par l'incompréhension du troisième.
Do you understand this book? Comprenez-vous ce livre ?
Even children can understand it. Même les enfants peuvent comprendre cela.
She doesn't understand you. Elle ne te comprend pas.
I cannot understand what happened. Je n'arrive pas à comprendre ce qui s'est passé.
What is there to understand? Qu'y a-t-il là à comprendre ?
I could hardly understand him. Je pouvais à peine le comprendre.
I do not understand you. Je ne vous comprends pas.
Tom doesn't understand this. Tom ne comprends pas ça.
Yes, I understand you well. Oui, je te comprends bien.
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!