believed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.believe [Brit bɪˈliːv, Am bəˈliv] VB trans

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1. believe (accept as true):

believe evidence, statement, fact, person
croire
believe (you) me!
croyez-moi!
believe it or not
croyez-le ou pas
would you believe it?
le croiriez-vous?
I'll believe it when I see it
je le croirai quand je le verrai
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
I'll believe you, thousands wouldn't
je te crois, mais je dois bien être le seul
I can't believe my luck!
je n'arrive pas à le croire!
she could hardly or scarcely believe her eyes
elle en croyait à peine ses yeux

2. believe (think, be of the opinion):

believe
croire, estimer
I believe (that) she is right, I believe her to be right
je crois or j'estime qu'elle a raison
Mr Smith, I believe?
M. Smith, je crois?
it is believed that …
on croit or estime que …
he is believed to be dead
on le croit mort
she is believed to be a spy
on pense que c'est une espionne
to believe sth to be true/false
croire or estimer que qc est vrai/faux
he believes himself to be really clever
il se croit vraiment intelligent
to have reason to believe that …
avoir des raisons de croire que …
I have every reason to believe that …
j'ai toutes les raisons de croire que …
to let sb believe (that)
laisser croire à qn que
to lead sb to believe (that)
faire croire à qn que
to give sb to believe (that)
donner à qn des raisons de croire que
I believe so
je crois que oui
I believe not
je crois que non

II.believe [Brit bɪˈliːv, Am bəˈliv] VB intr

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III.believe [Brit bɪˈliːv, Am bəˈliv]

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I.make-believe N [Brit ˈmeɪkbɪliːv, Am ˈmeɪkbəˌliv]

II.make-believe ADJ [Brit ˈmeɪkbɪliːv, Am ˈmeɪkbəˌliv]

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foolishly, I believed him
bêtement, je l'ai cru
fondly believe, imagine
naïvement
universally believed, accepted, perceived, criticized
par tous, universellement
implicitly trust, believe
sans réserve

Translations for believed in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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hé! hé! hé! il m'a cru!
ha-ha! he believed me!
ce n'est pas croyable! (c'est choquant)
I don't believe it!
c'est à peine croyable
it's hard to believe
faire ou laisser accroire qc à qn
to have sb believe sth
faire accroire à qn que …
to make sb believe that …
croire histoire, récit
to believe
je n'en crois pas un traître mot
I don't believe a single word of it
il faut le voir pour le croire
it has to be seen to be believed
faire croire à qn histoire
to make sb believe
croire personne
to believe
je veux bien te croire mais
I'd like to believe you but
tu me croiras si tu veux
believe it or not
je n'en ai pas cru mes yeux/oreilles
I couldn't believe my eyes/ears
il est malin, (il ne) faut pas inf croire!
he's clever, believe me!
en croire
to believe
si l'on en croit l'auteur, à en croire l'auteur
if we are to believe the author
si l'on en croit le rapport
if you believe the report
vous pouvez m'en croire
you can believe me
croire à histoire, mensonge
to believe
croire à fantômes, esprits
to believe in
je n'ai pas cru à ton histoire
I didn't believe your story
personne n'a cru au suicide
no-one believed it was suicide
faire croire à un accident/vol
to make people believe ou think it was an accident/it was theft
croire à sorcellerie, justice, promesses
to believe in
croire au bonheur/à l'amour/au progrès
to believe in happiness/in love/in progress
croire en Dieu, esprit, saint
to believe in
croire en l'existence de qc/qn
to believe in the existence of sth/sb
croire en
to believe in
croire en soi
to believe in oneself
croire
to believe

believed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for believed in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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it is generally believed that ...
il est courant de croire que ...
widely thought, believed
communément
as is popularly believed
comme on le pense généralement
to believe stoutly in sth
croire dur comme fer à qc

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believed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it is generally believed that ...
il est courant de croire que ...
as is popularly believed
comme on le pense généralement
I don't necessarily have to believe him
je ne suis pas forcé de le croire
not to believe one's eyes/ears
ne pas en croire ses yeux/oreilles
I love her, if you can believe that!
je l'aime, figure-toi!
stop it, I don't believe you!
arrête, je ne te crois pas!
I can't believe that he has any intelligence
je lui refuse toute intelligence
you can make him believe anything
on peut lui faire avaler n'importe quoi
the best thing about the story is that he believed it
le piquant de l'histoire, c'est qu'il l'a cru
to be simple enough to believe sth
avoir la simplicité de croire qc
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In at least some cases, those who received the niacin initially believed they had received the psychoactive drug.
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The crested shelduck is believed to eat aquatic vegetation, agricultural crops, algae, invertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, carrion, and garbage.
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It is believed to relieve high blood pressure, normalize sebum secretion for skin problems, and is considered to be an aphrodisiac.
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She, like many other players, believed the league gave very little protection to the women by providing them with weak shoulder pads and weak helmets.
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Feeding of infected ruminant material back to ruminants is believed to be the most likely means of transmission of the disease.
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It has no anticholinergic properties and is believed to be devoid of any activity on dopamine, serotonin, or histamine receptors.
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Her enthusiasm for music and art was not entirely understood because her family was very serious and believed in working class ethic.
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He believed that carriers could not be successfully defended by their own aircraft without some form of early-warning system.
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Before their studies, people with hysteria were often believed to be malingering.
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The island is the site of a mass grave, believed to contain the remains of roughly 150 of those casualties.
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