What does don in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word don in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use don in French.

The word don in French means donation, gift, donation, gift, gift, CD-ROM, Don, have the gift of ubiquity, have a talent for doing , have a knack for doing, have a knack for doing , have the knack for doing , have the annoying knack of doing, have a knack for getting on my nerves, have a knack for annoying me, have the annoying habit of doing, be gifted at , have a gift for, organ donation, gift of being everywhere at once, God-given talent, blood donation, giving of yourself, blood donation, financial gift, financial donation, monetary donation, monetary gift, in-kind donation, Don Juan, Lothario, Don Juan, Don Juan, Don Quixote, Don Quixote, give, show self-denial, pledge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word don

donation

nom masculin (action de donner) (charitable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma tante a fait un don à une association de soins palliatifs.
My aunt gives away her children's clothes as donations.

gift

nom masculin (chose offerte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce banc du parc est un don de ma mère.
This park bench is a gift from my mother.

donation

nom masculin (argent offert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vos dons iront à la construction d'une école au Sahel. Le mécène a fait un don important à la fondation.
Your donations will go towards building a school in Sahel. The patron gave a significant donation to the foundation.

gift

nom masculin (bienfait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les fruits sont un don de la nature.
Fruit is a gift of nature.

gift

nom masculin (figuré (qualité innée, talent) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet enfant a un don pour la musique.
This child has a (natural) gift for music.

CD-ROM

nom masculin (rare (disque optique numérique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un DON est aussi appelé CD-ROM.
A CD-ROM is a digital optical disc.

Don

nom masculin (titre espagnol masculin) (Spanish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Don Quichotte se battait contre les moulins à vent.
Don Quixote tilted at windmills.

have the gift of ubiquity

locution verbale (littéraire (pouvoir être à plusieurs lieux à la fois)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Seuls les dieux ont le don d'ubiquité.

have a talent for doing , have a knack for doing

locution verbale (bien savoir faire)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'avoue que ma belle-sœur a le don de faire des pâtisseries délicieuses.

have a knack for doing , have the knack for doing , have the annoying knack of doing

locution verbale (péjoratif (avoir la mauvaise habitude de) (pejorative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cet enfant a le don de faire toutes les bêtises possibles.

have a knack for getting on my nerves, have a knack for annoying me

verbe intransitif (réussir particulièrement à m'énerver)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have the annoying habit of doing

locution verbale (péjoratif (avoir l'habitude de) (pejorative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cet enfant a le don de m'exaspérer dès qu'il arrive.

be gifted at , have a gift for

locution verbale (avoir le talent de)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous avons vu très tôt que Pierre avait un don pour la musique.

organ donation

nom masculin (transplantation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gift of being everywhere at once

nom masculin (littéraire (capacité de dédoublement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

God-given talent

nom masculin (talent inné divin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son habileté est un don de Dieu.

blood donation

nom masculin (prélèvement volontaire de son sang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le don de sang permet de sauver des vies.

giving of yourself

nom masculin (activité bénévole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blood donation

nom masculin (fait de donner du sang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

financial gift, financial donation, monetary donation, monetary gift

nom masculin (cadeau financier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a fait un don en argent à cette association pour diminuer ses impôts.

in-kind donation

nom masculin (don non pécuniaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Don Juan, Lothario

nom masculin invariable (figuré (grand séducteur) (man: figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À 20 ans, ton grand-père était un véritable don Juan.

Don Juan

nom propre masculin (personnage mythique) (fictional character)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Don Juan

nom masculin invariable (comédie) (play)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Don Juan est une comédie de Molière en cinq actes.

Don Quixote

nom masculin (figuré ([qqn] défendant une cause perdue) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Don Quixote

nom propre masculin (héros de roman espagnol) (fictional character)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

give

locution verbale (donner [qch] à [qqn])

She gives blood every year.

show self-denial

locution verbale (figuré (contribuer fortement à [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

pledge

nom féminin (engagement à faire un don)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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