doubt

doubt
doubt [daʊt]
1. noun
doute m
• it is not in doubt [outcome, result] cela ne fait aucun doute
• I am in no doubt about what he means je n'ai aucun doute sur ce qu'il veut dire
• there is room for doubt il est permis de douter
• there is some doubt as to whether he'll come on ne sait pas très bien s'il viendra ou non
• to have one's doubts about sth avoir des doutes sur qch
• to cast doubts on sth jeter le doute sur qch
• I have no doubts about it je n'en doute pas
• no doubt about it! cela va sans dire !
• there is no doubt that ... il n'y a pas de doute que ... + indic
• he'll come without any doubt il viendra sûrement
• no doubt sans doute
• without a doubt sans aucun doute
• it is beyond all doubt c'est indéniable
• beyond doubt [prove] de façon indubitable
• if in doubt en cas de doute
2. transitive verb
• to doubt sb/sth douter de qn/qch
• I doubt it j'en doute
► to doubt whether/that/if ... douter que ...
• I doubt whether he will come je doute qu'il vienne
• I don't doubt that he will come je ne doute pas qu'il vienne
• she didn't doubt that he would come elle ne doutait pas qu'il viendrait
• I doubt if that is what she wanted je doute que ce soit ce qu'elle voulait
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[daʊt] 1.
noun doute m

there is no doubt (that) — il ne fait aucun doute que

there is little doubt (that) — il est presque certain que

there is some doubt about its authenticity — son authenticité est mise en doute

there's (some) doubt as to whether he will be able to come — on ne sait pas s'il pourra venir

there is no doubt in my mind that I'm right — je suis convaincu d'avoir raison

to have one's doubts about doing — hésiter à faire

no doubt the police will want to speak to you — la police voudra sans doute vous parler

to leave somebody in no doubt about something — ne laisser à quelqu'un aucun doute quant à quelque chose

to be in doubt — [outcome, project] être incertain; [honesty, innocence, guilt] gen être douteux/-euse; (on particular occasion) être mis en doute; [person] être dans le doute

the election result is not in any doubt — le résultat de l'élection ne fait pas l'ombre d'un doute

if ou when in doubt — dans le doute

to be open to doubt — [evidence, testimony] être sujet à caution

without (a) doubt — sans aucun doute

to prove something beyond (all) doubt — prouver quelque chose de façon indubitable

2.
transitive verb douter de [fact, value, ability, honesty, person]

I doubt it! — j'en doute!

to doubt (if ou that ou whether) — douter que (+ subj)

3.
intransitive verb douter

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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