assumes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for assumes in the English»French Dictionary

assume [Brit əˈsjuːm, Am əˈsum] VB trans

1. assume (suppose):

assume

supposer (that que)

I assume she knows

je suppose qu'elle le sait

we must assume that …

on doit présumer que …

I assume him to be French

je suppose qu'il est français

assuming that to be true

en supposant que cela soit vrai

it is/has been assumed that …

on suppose/a supposé que …

tomorrow, I assume

demain, je suppose

it is widely assumed that she knows

il est communément admis qu'elle le sait

let's assume or assuming that's correct

supposons que cela soit exact

they just assume (that) he can't do it

ils croient qu'il est incapable de le faire

2. assume (take on):

assume control, identity, office, power, significance, shape

prendre

assume duty, responsibility

assumer

assume air, attitude, expression, ignorance, indifference

affecter

under an assumed name

sous un nom d'emprunt

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implicitly assume, admit, recognize

implicitement

falsely assume, believe

à tort

to assume the mantle of power

assumer le pouvoir

Translations for assumes in the French»English Dictionary

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prendre un air outragé

to assume an air of outrage

arroger titre

to assume, to arrogate form

arroger droit, privilège, pouvoir fonction

to assume

s'arroger le droit de faire

to assume the right to do

faire le mystérieux

to assume an air of mystery

Sénat

The upper parliamentary chamber, with 321 sénateurs, elected for nine years. A third of the members are elected every three years by an electoral college within a département. The président du Sénat assumes the powers of the Président de la République in the event of the latter's incapacity.

supposer

to assume

je suppose qu'il a réussi à partir

I assume he managed to get away

on peut supposer que …

we can assume that …

je suppose qu'elle est en bonne santé

I assume she's in good health

présumer

to presume, to assume (que that)

assumes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for assumes in the English»French Dictionary

assume [əˈsju:m, Am -ˈsu:m] VB trans

1. assume (regard as true):

assume

supposer

you're assuming he's telling the truth

tu supposes qu'il dit la vérité

2. assume (adopt):

assume

adopter

assume air, pose

prendre

assume role

endosser

3. assume (undertake):

to assume office/power

prendre ses fonctions/le pouvoir

to assume massive proportions

prendre des proportions démesurées

Translations for assumes in the French»English Dictionary

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présumer

to assume

je présume que tu es d'accord

I assume you agree

s'approprier un droit

to assume a right

supposer

to assume

admettre

to assume

mettons/mettez qu'elle l'ait fait

let's assume that she did it

assumes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to assume office/power

prendre ses fonctions/le pouvoir

to assume massive proportions

prendre des proportions démesurées

let's assume that she did it

mettons/mettez qu'elle l'ait fait