Sentence examples of "ouïe" in French
J'ai ouï dire que les francs-maçons ont une poignée de main secrète.
I hear the Freemasons have a secret handshake.
J'ai ouï dire que ce produit avait toute une réputation auprès des connaisseurs de café.
I hear that it has quite the reputation with coffee connoisseurs.
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.
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.
Ils étaient tout ouïe tandis que le pianiste jouait.
They were all ears while the pianist was playing.
«Es-tu sûr de vouloir que je te le dise ?» «Je suis tout ouïe !»
"Are you sure you want me to tell you?" "Please, I'm all ears!"
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