il donna

gave

d ɔ . n a → donner
donn give + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #10,651
gave Literary past tense (passé simple), mostly used in writing.
FR: Il donna son manteau à son frère.
EN: He gave his coat to his brother.
Conjugation of donner
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third donna donnèrent

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

Dan gave Linda numerous opportunities to explain herself.

Elle donna un os à son chien.

She gave her dog a bone.

Tom donna à Mary une tasse de café.

Tom gave Mary a cup of coffee.

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

She gave several examples of how things could be changed.

On donna la nouvelle pièce de Margot au Théâtre Cavendish.

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

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

La semaine dernière elle donna naissance à une jolie fille.

Last week she gave birth to a beautiful girl.

Tom donna un peu d'argent à Mary.

Tom gave Mary a little money.

Ève donna à Adam deux belles pommes rouges.

Eve gave Adam two beautiful red apples.

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

Dan gave Linda a knife so she could protect herself.

Elle donna une pomme à Tom.

She gave Tom an apple.

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

The captain gave the order to abandon ship.

Tom donna à manger au cheval.

Tom fed the horse.

Il y donna un coup de pied.

He kicked it.

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

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

Elle donna un coup de brosse rapide à mes chaussures.

She gave my shoes a quick brush.

On donna le nom de Joyeuse à l'épée.

The sword was named Joyeuse.

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

Tom gave a general idea of what he wanted.

Elle prit une fleur du vase et me la donna.

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

Elle donna naissance à des jumeaux.

She gave birth to twins.

Ziri donna un coup de poing à Rima.

Ziri punched Rima.

Tom donna quelque chose à Mary.

Tom gave something to Mary.

Le soldat donna son nom.

The soldier gave his name.

Qui donna l'ordre?

Who gave the order?

Eve donna à Adam la pomme de la connaissance.

Eve gave Adam the apple of knowledge.

Tom donna à son chien un morceau de viande.

Tom gave his dog a piece of meat.

Le garçon se donna du mal pour résoudre le questionnaire.

The boy struggled to solve the quiz.

Il me le donna.

He gave it to me.

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

She helped out with lunch.

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)

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.

Elle donna naissance à des jumelles.

She gave birth to twin girls.

On donna aux femmes le droit de vote.

Women were given the right to vote.

Ziri donna un pourboire à Rima.

Ziri tipped Rima.

Tom ne donna pas une chance à Mary.

Tom didn't give Mary a chance.

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

The donkey kicked the dog that had bitten it.

Tom donna tout son argent à Manon.

Tom gave all his money to Manon.

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