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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

I. douter [dute] VB trans

douter que
to doubt that ou whether
je doute qu'elle vienne ce soir
I doubt (whether) she'll come tonight
je doute qu'il ait pu avoir son train
I doubt (whether) he'll have been able to catch his train
je ne doute pas qu'il fera de son mieux
I don't doubt (but) that he'll do his best

II. douter de VB trans

douter de trans obj indir:

douter de
to have doubts about
douter de l'honnêteté/la sincérité de qn
to have doubts about sb's honesty/sincerity
douter de l'innocence de qn
to have doubts about sb's innocence
douter de soi-même
to have feelings of self-doubt
je n'ai jamais douté de toi/ton talent
I never doubted you/your talent
elle l'affirme mais j'en doute
she says it's true but I have my doubts
il doute de tout, même de l'évidence
he doubts everything, even what's obviously true
à n'en pas douter
undoubtedly, without a doubt
elle ne doute de rien inf! iron
she's so sure of herself!

III. douter [dute] VB intr

douter PHILOS, REL
to doubt

IV. se douter VB refl

se douter refl:

se douter de qc
to suspect sth
se douter que …
to suspect that …
je m'en doutais!
I thought so!, I suspected as much!
je m'en doute, je m'en serais douté! (c'est évident) iron
obviously! iron
comme on pouvait s'en douter
as might have been expected
qui se serait douté que…?
who would have thought that…?
je me doute (bien) qu'il devait être furieux
I can (well) imagine that he was furious
nous étions loin de nous douter que …
we didn't have the least idea that, we never dreamed that …
je ne me doutais pas que ça se terminerait comme ça
I never thought ou it never occurred to me that it would end up like that
il aurait dû se douter que…
he should have known that…
douter de la véracité de qc
to doubt the veracity of sth, to doubt whether sth is true
les êtres qui doutent
people who doubt
English
English
French
French
to doubt sth's fitness for a task
douter que qc soit approprié à une tâche
to doubt sb's fitness for a job
douter de la compétence de qn
to doubt or question the wisdom of doing
douter qu'il soit sage de faire
nobody dares to query that …
personne n'ose douter du fait que …
some may query my interpretation of the data
il se peut que certains doutent de mon interprétation des données
they haven't (got) a clue (unsuspecting)
ils ne se doutent de rien
to be blissfully unaware of/that …
être à cent lieues de se douter de/que …
to be dubious whether sth is true
douter que qc soit vrai
that was the first inkling I had that all was not well
c'est alors que j'ai commencé à me douter que tout n'allait pas bien

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
English

I. douter [dute] VB intr

1. douter (être incertain):

douter de qc
to doubt sth
douter que qn ait fait qc
to doubt that sb did sth

2. douter (se méfier):

douter de qn/qc
to have doubts about sb/sth

Phrases:

à n'en pas douter
undoubtedly
ne douter de rien iron hum
to have no idea

II. douter [dute] VB refl (pressentir)

se douter de qc
to suspect sth
je m'en doute
I expect so
English
English
French
French
doubt
douter de
to doubt whether
douter que +subj
suspect
douter de
to smell a rat
se douter de qc
you might have known that ...
tu aurais dû te douter que ...
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

I. douter [dute] VB intr

1. douter (être incertain):

douter de qc
to doubt sth
douter que qn ait fait qc
to doubt that sb did sth

2. douter (se méfier):

douter de qn/qc
to have doubts about sb/sth

Phrases:

à n'en pas douter
undoubtedly
ne douter de rien iron hum
to have no idea

II. douter [dute] VB refl (pressentir)

se douter de qc
to suspect sth
je m'en doute
I expect so
English
English
French
French
doubt
douter de
to doubt whether
douter que +subj
suspect
douter de
to smell a rat
se douter de qc
you might have known that ...
tu aurais dû te douter que ...
Présent
jedoute
tudoutes
il/elle/ondoute
nousdoutons
vousdoutez
ils/ellesdoutent
Imparfait
jedoutais
tudoutais
il/elle/ondoutait
nousdoutions
vousdoutiez
ils/ellesdoutaient
Passé simple
jedoutai
tudoutas
il/elle/ondouta
nousdoutâmes
vousdoutâtes
ils/ellesdoutèrent
Futur simple
jedouterai
tudouteras
il/elle/ondoutera
nousdouterons
vousdouterez
ils/ellesdouteront
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