How is the word comprendre translated from French to English

English translation
Fathom
verb

Saisir quelque chose de difficile ou de déroutant.

To understand something difficult or confusing.

Examples with “comprendre”

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  • Je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi il est parti. — I can't fathom why he left.

  • L'épave repose à vingt brasses. — The wreck lies at twenty fathoms.

  • Elle n'arrivait pas à comprendre ces étranges instructions. — She could not fathom the strange instructions.

  • La corde fait à peine une brasse de long. — The rope is barely one fathom long.

  • Quelqu'un peut-il comprendre comment fonctionne cette machine ? — Can anyone fathom how this machine works?

  • Combien de brasses de profondeur le port fait-il ici ? — How many fathoms deep is the harbor here?

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