Translation of "sonner" to English

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Dictionary translations for "sonner"

sonner verb Conjugation

sonne / sonnai / sonné

ring [rɪŋ]

Pourquoi ne pas la sonner maintenant ?

Why not ring her up now?

sound [saund] (musique)

Une guitare électrique sonne différemment d'une acoustique.

An electric guitar doesn't sound the same as an acoustic one.

strike [straɪk] (horloge)

La pendule vient de sonner dix coups.

The clock has just struck ten.

go off (réveil, alarme)

J'ai continué à dormir parce que mon alarme n'a pas sonné.

I overslept because my alarm didn't go off.

blare [blɛə] (trompette)

toll [təul] (cloche)

knock out (médecine)

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Phrases with "sonner" (4)

faire sonner - pronounce
se sonner - ring
sonner l'alarme - sound the alarm
sonner mobilisation - announce

Contexts with "sonner"

Pourquoi ne pas la sonner maintenant ? Why not ring her up now?

La pendule vient de sonner dix coups. The clock has just struck ten.

Le temps n'a aucune division qui marque son passage, il n'y a jamais de tempête ni d'éclat des trompettes pour annoncer le début d'un nouveau mois ou d'une nouvelle année. Même lorsqu'un siècle commence, ce ne sont que nous, mortels, qui faisons sonner les cloches et envoyons des salves de fusils. Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunderstorm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.

J'ai entendu le téléphone sonner. I heard the telephone ringing.

On a écouté la cloche sonner. We listened to the bell ring.

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