N'entendit (en. Did not hear)

/nɑ̃.tɑ̃.di/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Not to perceive a sound or a word.

He did not hear the sound of the door opening.

Il n'entendit pas le bruit de la porte qui s'ouvrait.

To be unable to listen to or understand something.

She spoke to him, but he did not hear what she was saying.

Elle lui parla, mais il n'entendit pas ce qu'elle disait.

To disregard something that was said.

He was so absorbed in his work that he did not hear the instructions.

Il fut tellement absorbé par son travail qu'il n'entendit pas les instructions.

Formed from the negation 'ne' and the verb 'entendre' in the simple past.

not to hear a word from anyone

Not to understand or not to know who the mentioned person is.

n'entendre ni d'Eve ni d'Adam

to hear only with one ear

Not to pay attention to what is being said.

n'entendre que de l'oreille

to not understand anything about something

Not to understand a subject at all.

n'entendre rien à quelque chose

hear

To perceive a sound with the ear.

entendre

listen

To pay attention to a sound or a word.

écouter

perceive

To grasp an impression through the senses.

percevoir

Not to catch something.

When he talked about the meeting, I didn’t hear anything at all.

Quand il a parlé de la réunion, j'ai n'entendit rien du tout.

To be in the fog.

She told me something important, but I didn’t hear a thing.

Elle m'a dit un truc important, mais je n'entendit que dalle.