retentir
Meanings
Verb
1. to ring, to ring out (intransitive)
2. to have a strong effect (intransitive, figurative, figuratively)
Examples24
Dans la nuit, un coup de feu retentit.
During the night, a gunshot rang out.
Le téléphone retentit quelques minutes plus tard.
The telephone rang a few minutes later.
Le téléphone a retenti quelques minutes plus tard.
The telephone rang a few minutes later.
J'ai fait retentir la cloche.
I rang the bell.
Je fis retentir la cloche.
I rang the bell.
La cloche retentit, et le train commença à bouger.
The bell rang, and the train began to move.