guess in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] N

guess
supposition f
guess
conjecture f
to have or make or take a guess
essayer de deviner
to have or make or take a guess at sth
essayer de deviner qc
my guess is that they will lose
à mon avis ils vont perdre
at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30
au hasard je dirais qu'il a 30 ans environ
there are, at a guess, ten families living in that building
il doit y avoir approximativement une dizaine de familles habitant cet immeuble
I'll give you three guesses!
devine un peu!
that was a good guess!
tu as deviné juste!
‘how did you know?’—‘just a lucky guess!’
‘comment est-ce que tu l'as su?’—‘c'est le hasard’
to make a wild guess
deviner au hasard
your guess is as good as mine
je n'en sais pas plus que toi
it's anybody's guess!
les paris sont ouverts!
what will happen now is anybody's guess
Dieu seul sait ce qui va arriver maintenant

II.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] VB trans

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1. guess (intuit):

guess answer, reason, name, identity
deviner
guess length, width
deviner, estimer
to guess that …
conjecturer que, supposer que …
to guess sb's age (correctly)
deviner l'âge de qn
to guess sb's age (make estimate)
donner un âge à qn
I should guess him to be about 30
je lui donnerais 30 ans environ
I guessed the time to be about one o'clock
il me semblait qu'il devait être environ une heure
she had guessed what I was thinking
elle avait deviné mes pensées
you'll never guess what has happened!
tu ne devineras jamais ce qui vient d'arriver!
I guessed as much!
je m'en doutais!
guess what! I've won a prize!
tu sais quoi! j'ai gagné un prix! inf
guess who!
devine qui c'est!

III.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] VB intr

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second-guess [Brit, Am ˌsɛkənd ˈɡɛs] VB trans inf

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bang-on answer, guess
en plein dans le mille inf
to make an inspired guess
avoir une heureuse inspiration
to hazard a guess
hasarder une idée
to hazard a guess that …
se hasarder à dire que …
rightly describe, guess
correctement
to make a shrewd guess
deviner juste
in a haphazard way guess
au hasard
to make an educated guess
avancer une hypothèse

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guess in the PONS Dictionary

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wildly to guess
à tout hasard
to make a shrewd guess
deviner juste
it's anybody's guess
Dieu seul le sait
to make a lucky guess
deviner au hasard

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guess Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Mike's guess is that ...
d'après Mike ...
to have [or Am take] a guess
deviner
to make a wild guess
risquer une hypothèse
at a guess
au jugé
at a rough guess
approximativement
it's anybody's [or anyone's] guess
Dieu seul le sait
to make a lucky guess
deviner au hasard
to make a shrewd guess
deviner juste
as near as I can guess
autant que je puisse deviner subj
the answer is easy to guess
la réponse se devine facilement
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They would then guess a letter they thought would be in a word puzzle on their screen.
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In the second round, the winners of the first round must guess the number of calories in the low-calorie substitute.
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They must then guess which movie the poster is for.
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Since a URL is a character string, it can clearly be synthesized although encryption can make it virtually impossible to guess.
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Eventually, this became the primary use of the guest segment, and the pretense of having the panel guess the guest's secret was dropped altogether.
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But then this is not, as you might guess, your common-or-garden supplier of chops and chitterlings.
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Artists accrue points for every correct guess within the grace period.
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My guess is that entrepreneurial activities will be on the rise as people start their own small business out of necessity.
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Our guess is better than expected and in a manner that will make us choke on our eggnog.
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When markets grow twenty-fold in ten years and daily currency movements have doubled in relation to currency reserves, we may guess what type of risks this may bring.
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