donner

Meaning

1. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else
2. to donate
3. to come across

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɔ.ne/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French donner, from Old French doner, from Latin dōnāre.

Sentences

Vous venez donner à mon fils sa leçon de latin ?

Are you here to teach my son his Latin lesson?

Vers huit heures , Dansaert passa donner un coup d'oeil au travail .

Towards eight o'clock Dansaert passed to give a glance at the work.

Peu après , le père convainquit les villageois de donner leurs icônes au musée .

Soon after, the father convinced the villagers to donate their icons to the museum.

Ces équipements supplémentaires ont abouti a donner un deuxième membre d'équipage au Husky.

This additional equipment resulted in giving the Husky a second crew member.

Bien qu'essoufflé, Combeferre ajouta que c'était un devoir de donner l'exemple .

Although out of breath, Combeferre added that it was a duty to lead by example.