believe

believe
believe [bɪˈli:v]
1. transitive verb
croire
• to believe what sb says croire ce que dit qn
• I don't believe a word of it je n'en crois pas un mot
• I don't believe it! (in exasperation, incredulity) ce n'est pas vrai !
• he could hardly believe his eyes il en croyait à peine ses yeux
• believe it or not, he ... c'est incroyable, mais il ...
• I believe I'm right je crois avoir raison
• I don't believe he will come je ne crois pas qu'il viendra
• I have every reason to believe that ... j'ai tout lieu de croire que ...
• I believe so je crois que oui
2. intransitive verb
croire
• to believe in [+ God] croire en ; [+ promises, antibiotics, democracy] croire à
• to believe in sb avoir confiance en qn
* * *
[bɪ'liːv] 1.
transitive verb
1) croire [evidence, statement, person]

believe (you) me! — croyez-moi!

believe it or not — croyez-le ou pas

it has to be seen to be believed — il faut le voir pour le croire

I can't believe (that) he did that — je n'arrive pas à croire qu'il ait fait cela

I can believe that of her! — ça ne m'étonne pas d'elle!

don't you believe it! — n'en croyez rien!

I don't believe you! — ce n'est pas vrai!

I can well believe it — je suis prêt à le croire

I don't believe a word of it! — je n'en crois pas un mot!

if he's to be believed — à l'en croire

2) (think, be of the opinion) croire, estimer

I believe (that) she is right, I believe her to be right — je crois or j'estime qu'elle a raison

she is believed to be a spy — on pense que c'est une espionne

to let somebody believe (that) — laisser croire à quelqu'un que

I believe so — je crois que oui

I believe not — je crois que non

2.
intransitive verb
1)

to believe in — croire à [promises, discipline, exercise etc]

to believe in somebody — avoir confiance en quelqu'un

to believe in doing — croire or estimer qu'il est bon de faire

2) Religion avoir la foi

to believe in God — croire en Dieu

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seeing is believing — il faut le voir pour le croire


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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