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il donna

gave, fed

d ɔ . n a → donner
donn give + a simple past (he/she/it)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #11,359
gave This is a literary past-tense form; everyday speech usually uses a different past tense.
FR: Il donna son manteau à sa sœur.
EN: He gave his coat to his sister.
fed Used in the expression donner à manger à quelqu’un or à un animal.
FR: Elle donna à manger au chien.
EN: She fed the dog.
Conjugation of donner
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third donna donnèrent

Mon mécanicien donna le tour de manivelle.

My mechanic turned the crank.

On donna le nom de Joyeuse à l'épée.

The sword was named Joyeuse.

Il nous donna non seulement des habits, mais aussi un peu d'argent.

He gave us not only clothes, but also a little money.

On donna la nouvelle pièce de Margot au Théâtre Cavendish.

Margot's new play was performed at the Cavendish Theatre.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Édouard donna le tour de manivelle et l'on partit.

Édouard turned the crank, and off we went.

Dan donna à Linda un couteau pour qu'elle se protège.

Dan gave Linda a knife so she could protect herself.

Tom donna une idée générale de ce qu'il voulait.

Tom gave a general idea of what he wanted.

Elle donna plusieurs exemples de la façon dont on pouvait changer les choses.

She gave several examples of how things could be changed.

Elle donna un coup de brosse rapide à mes chaussures.

She gave my shoes a quick brush.

Elle donna un os à son chien.

She gave her dog a bone.

Tom donna un peu d'argent à Mary.

Tom gave Mary a little money.

Il me le donna.

He gave it to me.

On donna aux femmes le droit de vote.

Women were given the right to vote.

Le bailli donna un coup de botte à Heed.

The bailiff kicked Heed.

Tom donna tout son argent à Manon.

Tom gave all his money to Manon.

Elle donna une pomme à Tom.

She gave Tom an apple.

Ziri donna un coup de poing à Rima.

Ziri punched Rima.

Ziri donna un pourboire à Rima.

Ziri tipped Rima.

Le capitaine donna l'ordre d'abandonner le navire.

The captain gave the order to abandon ship.

Il y donna un coup de pied.

He kicked it.

Et le pays derrière le Mur nous donna de vrais billets.

And the country behind the Wall gave us real tickets.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Le garçon se donna du mal pour résoudre le questionnaire.

The boy struggled to solve the quiz.

Ève donna à Adam deux belles pommes rouges.

Eve gave Adam two beautiful red apples.

Tom donna à son chien un morceau de viande.

Tom gave his dog a piece of meat.

Elle prit une fleur du vase et me la donna.

She took a flower from the vase and gave it to me.

L'âne donna un coup de pied au chien qui l'avait mordu.

The donkey kicked the dog that had bitten it.

Tom ne donna pas une chance à Mary.

Tom didn't give Mary a chance.

Dan donna à Linda de nombreuses occasions de s'expliquer.

Dan gave Linda numerous opportunities to explain herself.

Elle donna un coup de main pour le repas de midi.

She helped out with lunch.

Tom donna quelque chose à Mary.

Tom gave something to Mary.

Porco ne donna pas signe de vie.

Porco gave no sign of life.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Il nous donna des plans précis.

He gave us detailed plans.

Tom donna à Mary une tasse de café.

Tom gave Mary a cup of coffee.

Le soldat donna son nom.

The soldier gave his name.

À midi, le guide donna le signal du départ.

At noon, the guide gave the signal to set off.

Qui donna l'ordre ?

Who gave the order?

Aussitôt chacun donna son avis.

Everyone immediately gave their opinion.

Tom donna à Marie ses cartes de crédit.

Tom gave Marie his credit cards.

L'élève donna la bonne réponse.

The student gave the correct answer.

Eve donna à Adam la pomme de la connaissance.

Eve gave Adam the apple of knowledge.

Tom donna à manger au cheval.

Tom fed the horse.

Sounds similar to

donner d ɔ . n e donnez d ɔ . n e donnée d ɔ . n e données d ɔ . n e