Possible meanings of comprendre
- to understand
- (informal) to get
- to be composed of
- to consist of
- to include
Expressions with comprendre
comprendre 2/3/4 parties
to have, be composed/made up of 2/3/4 parts
comprendre la gravité de...
to understand/realize the seriousness of...
comprendre le chauffage (rental)
to include heat
comprendre les frais
to include fees/expenses
comprendre mal
to misunderstand, to have a hard time understanding
comprendre sa douleur (informal)
to realize what you've let yourself in for
comprendre vite
to catch on quickly
croire comprendre
to believe, think
faire comprendre à quelqu'un
to explain, make it clear to someone
ne comprendre rien à rien
to not understand a thing, to not have a clue about anything
ne pas arriver à comprendre
to not be able to understand
ne pas comprendre la plaisanterie
to not be able to take a joke
C'est à n'y rien comprendre.
It's beyond me; I can't understand a thing.
C'est comme ça que je comprends...
That's what I think of as..., That's how I see/understand...
Dois-je comprendre que...?
Am I to understand that...?
Il faut comprendre que...
It must be understood that...
Si je comprends bien...
As I understand it...
Tu n'as rien compris au film ! (informal)
You don't have a clue!
se faire comprendre
to make oneself understood
Ça se comprend.
That's understandable.
Est-ce que je me fais bien comprendre ?
Do I make myself understood?
J'espère que je me suis bien fait comprendre.
I hope I've made myself clear.
Comprendre conjugations



