Definition of dont in French English dictionary
- {a} whereof
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
- Sur ce dont on ne peut parler, il faut garder le silence.
- whose, of which
- of which
He mentioned a book the title of which I can't remember now.
- Il mentionna un livre dont je ne peux me souvenir du titre.
This is a proverb the meaning of which I do not understand.
- C'est un proverbe dont je ne comprends pas le sens.
- of whom
He is the boy of whom I spoke the other day.
- Il est le garçon dont je parlais l'autre jour.
The occupation forces did not hesitate to shoot into the crowds, killing scores of civilians, many of whom were women and children.
- Les forces d'occupation n'ont pas hésité à tirer dans les foules, tuant des dizaines de civils dont plusieurs femmes et enfants.
- whose
I have a friend whose nickname is Pencil.
- J'ai un ami dont le surnom est stylo.
I have a friend whose father is a magician.
- J'ai un ami dont le père est magicien.
