sonner
/sɔ.ne/
#1942 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to ring, to sound
Word origin
From Latin sonare ('to make a sound'), from sonus ('sound').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sonare
- English cognates
- sound, sonic
Grammar
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
Examples
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The telephone has been ringing for five minutes.
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Someone is ringing at the door.
réveil .
The alarm clock rang too early this morning.
cloches l' midi.
The church bells ring at noon.
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This excuse sounds false to my ears.
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