 | French  | English | |
 | autoriser qc. [donner une raison] | to justify sth. | |
| autoriser qc. [donner une raison] | to give grounds for sth. | |
| avaliser qc. [donner son accord à] | to condone sth. | |
| avaliser qc. [donner son accord à] | to support sth. | |
| baptiser qn. [donner un nom à] | to give sb. a nickname | |
| baptiser qn./qc. [donner un nom à] | to christen sb./sth. | |
| commenter qc. [donner son avis sur] | to give one's response to sth. | |
| concéder qc. [donner - droit, territoire] | to grant sth. | |
| conférer qc. [donner une valeur] | to impart sth. | |
| relig. confirmer qn. [donner la confirmation] | to confirm sb. | |
| tech. conformer qc. [donner une forme à] | to shape sth. | |
| couronner qn./qc. [donner un prix à] | to award a prize to sb./sth. | |
| dater qc. [donner une date] | to declare the age of sth. | |
| dater qc. [mettre la date, donner une date] | to date sth. [write the date on a document; declare the age of] | |
| desservir qc. [donner accès à] | to lead to sth. [e.g. a bedroom] | |
| fin. dispenser qc. [donner - charité] | to administer sth. | |
| fin. dispenser qc. [donner - charité] | to dispense sth. | |
| dispenser qc. [donner - parole] | to utter sth. | |
| effaroucher qn./qc. [donner envie de fuir] | to scare sb./sth. away | |
| effaroucher qn./qc. [donner envie de fuir] | to scare sb./sth. off | |
| égayer qc. [donner une apparence plus gaie] | to brighten sth. up [make a place etc. look more cheerful] | |
| embaucher qn. [fam.] [donner une occupation à] | to rope sb. in [coll.] [to do a job] | |
| engager qc. [donner en gage] | to pawn sth. | |
| fin. estimer qc. [donner une valeur] | to value sth. [evaluate] | |
| formaliser qc. [donner une forme officielle à ; mettre en forme] | to formalise sth. [Br.] | |
| formaliser qc. [donner une forme officielle à ; mettre en forme] | to formalize sth. | |
| garantir qc. [donner pour certain] | to guarantee sth. | |
| gaufrer qc. [donner un aspect froissé] | to crinkle sth. | |
| spéc. médicaliser qc. [donner un caractère médical] | to medicalise sth. [Br.] | |
| spéc. médicaliser qc. [donner un caractère médical] | to medicalize sth. | |
| passer qc. [donner] | to pass sth. [give, hand over] | |
| privilégier qc. [donner la priorité] | to lay great stress on sth. | |
| privilégier qc. [donner priorité à] | to give priority to sth. | |
| repaître qn./qc. [littéraire] [donner à manger, à becquée / béquée] | to feed sb./sth. [until full] | |
| s'avancer [donner son point de vue] | to commit oneself | |
| s'exprimer [donner son avis] | to give one's opinion | |
| écon. fin. surévaluer qc. [donner une valeur supérieure à] | to overvalue sth. | |
| valoriser qc. [donner de la valeur] | to add value to sth. | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| dispenser qc. à qn. [littéraire] [donner] | to dispense sth. to sb. [give] | |
| fin. nantir qn. en qc. [vieilli : donner un gage à un créancier en garantie de sa dette] | to give sb. sth. as security | |
| redonner qc. à qn. [donner à nouveau] | to give sb. sth. once again | |
| remettre qc. à qn. [donner] | to hand sth. (over / in) to sb. | |
| se déranger [se donner du mal] | to put oneself out | |
| film mus. théâtre tenir l'affiche [donner beaucoup de représentations] | to have a run [act, performer] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| autoriser qn. à faire qc. [donner un droit] | to entitle sb. to do sth. | |
| avoir vue sur qc. [loc.] [lieu : donner sur] | to look on to sth. [idiom] [place: have a view of] | |
| avoir vue sur qc. [loc.] [lieu : donner sur] | to look out on sth. [idiom] [place: have a view of] | |
| avoir vue sur qc. [loc.] [lieu : donner sur] | to look out over sth. [idiom] [place: have a view of] | |
| avoir vue sur qc. [loc.] [lieu: donner sur] | to look out upon sth. [idiom] [place: have a view of] | |
| donner le change [loc.] [donner une fausse impression, jouer la comédie] | to fake | |
| donner le change [loc.] [donner une fausse impression, jouer la comédie] | to feign | |
| donner le change [loc.] [donner une fausse impression, jouer la comédie] | to pretend | |
| donner le change [loc.] [donner une fausse impression, jouer la comédie] | to sham | |
| donner le change [loc.] [donner une fausse impression, jouer la comédie] | to simulate | |
| donner le change [loc.] [donner une fausse impression, jouer la comédie] | to make believe | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| donner la vie à qn. [donner naissance] | to give birth to sb. | |
| donner la vie à qn. [donner naissance] | to bring sb. into the world | |
| donner le jour à qn. [donner naissance] | to give birth to sb. | |
| donner le jour à qn. [donner naissance] | to bring sb. into the world | |
| se fatiguer à faire qc. [se donner de la peine] | to bother doing sth. | |
| sport taper dans une balle [lui donner un coup] | to kick a ball | |
