suppose

suppose
suppose [səˈpəʊz]
1. transitive verb
   a. ( = imagine) supposer (that que + subj ) ; ( = assume, postulate) supposer (that que + indic)
• let's suppose that there were witnesses et s'il y avait des témoins ?
• suppose he doesn't come? et s'il ne vient pas ?
► supposing si + indic
• supposing he can't do it? et s'il ne peut pas le faire ?
• even supposing that ... à supposer même que ... + subj
• always supposing that ... en supposant que ... + subj
   b. ( = believe) croire ; ( = think) penser
• what do you suppose he wants? à votre avis que peut-il bien vouloir ?
• I don't suppose he'll agree cela m'étonnerait qu'il accepte
• I suppose so je suppose que oui
• I don't suppose so
• I suppose not je ne crois pas
   c. ► to be supposed to do sth être censé faire qch
• she was supposed to telephone this morning elle était censée téléphoner ce matin
• he isn't supposed to know il n'est pas censé le savoir
• you're not supposed to do that tu n'es pas censé faire cela
• it's supposed to be a good film c'est soi-disant un bon film
• what's that supposed to mean? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là ?
2. intransitive verb
• you'll come, I suppose? vous viendrez, je suppose ?
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[sə'pəʊz] 1.
transitive verb
1) (think)

to suppose (that) — penser or croire que

to suppose somebody to be something — croire quelqu'un quelque chose

who do you suppose I saw yesterday? — devine un peu qui j'ai vu hier

2) (admit, assume) supposer (that que)

it is generally supposed that — tout le monde croit que

I suppose so/not — je suppose que oui/non

even supposing he's there — même en supposant qu'il soit là

suppose (that) it's true, what will you do? — imagine que ça soit vrai, qu'est-ce que tu feras?

suppose (that) he doesn't come? — et s'il ne vient pas?

3) (making a suggestion)

suppose we go to a restaurant? — et si on allait au restaurant?

2.
supposed past participle adjective
1) (putative) [father, owner] présumé (before n), putatif/-ive; [advantage, benefit] prétendu (before n)
2) (expected)

to be supposed to do — être censé faire

there was supposed to be a room for us — nous étions censés avoir une chambre

3) (alleged)

it's supposed to be a good hotel — il paraît que c'est un bon hôtel


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