English-French translations for listen

• écouter
  Il faut écouter les régions, il faut écouter les secteurs. We must listen to the regions, we must listen to the sectors.
  Il est temps qu'ils se mettent à écouter! It is time for them to listen!
  Vous ne voulez même pas écouter.You do not even want to listen.
• guetter
• ouïr
• tendre l'oreille
  C'est pourquoi je pense que nous devrions tendre l'oreille et écouter les protestations de nos compatriotes, les Chypriotes turcs. That is why I think that we should open up our ears and listen to the protests of our compatriots, the Turkish Cypriots.

Definition of listen

• To pay attention to a sound or speech
• To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal
• To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent
• To hear , to pay attention to
• An instance of listening

Examples

• I like to listen to music
• You should listen for the starting gun
• I was upset, OK
• Give the motor a listen and tell me if it sounds off

Related words

• glisten
• listener
• glistening
• listening
• listenership
• unlistenable
• listen in
• listen to
• listen with undivided attention