tendre l'oreille — meaning in English
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English meaning
- listen verb To pay attention with your ears in order to hear something.
Senses
tendre l'oreille is used for these senses in English:
- listen (intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
- prick up one's ears To listen attentively.
listen — full definition
- verb To pay attention with your ears in order to hear something.
- verb To take someone's advice or do what they say.