doubtful in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for doubtful in the English»French Dictionary

I.doubtful [Brit ˈdaʊtfʊl, ˈdaʊtf(ə)l, Am ˈdaʊtfəl] N POL

doubtful

indécis m

II.doubtful [Brit ˈdaʊtfʊl, ˈdaʊtf(ə)l, Am ˈdaʊtfəl] ADJ

1. doubtful (unsure):

doubtful person, expression

incertain, sceptique

doubtful future, weather, argument, evidence, result

incertain

doubtful benefit

douteux/-euse, incertain

it is doubtful if or that or whether

il n'est pas certain que

+ subj I am doubtful that or whether

je doute que

+ subj to be doubtful about doing

hésiter à faire

to be doubtful about or as to idea, explanation, plan

être peu convaincu par

to be doubtful about or as to job, object, purchase

avoir des doutes sur

she was doubtful about this

elle était peu convaincue

I am doubtful as to his suitability for the job

je ne suis pas convaincu qu'il convienne pour ce poste

to be doubtful person:

avoir des doutes

2. doubtful (questionable):

doubtful character, past, activity, taste

douteux/-euse

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it's doubtful whether any amount of foreign aid can save them

il est peu probable que l'aide internationale, aussi importante soit-elle, puisse les sauver

Translations for doubtful in the French»English Dictionary

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fantaisiste chiffres, interprétation

doubtful

une moue dubitative

a doubtful pout

douteux (douteuse) sincérité, authenticité

dubious, doubtful

problématique chances

doubtful

être dans le doute

to be doubtful, to have misgivings (au sujet de about)

regarder qc comme douteux

to regard sth as doubtful

doubtful in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for doubtful in the English»French Dictionary

doubtful ADJ

doubtful

douteux(-euse)

to be doubtful about sth

avoir des doutes sur qc

to be doubtful whether

être douteux que +subj

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dubitatif (-ive)

doubtful

douteux (-euse)

doubtful

doubtful Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be doubtful about sth

avoir des doutes sur qc

to be doubtful whether

être douteux que +subj

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Presently, the existence of such species seems doubtful.

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This opinion was pronounced neutral; a second inquiry was called for, and this time the qualifications of the expert for the task were doubtful.

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Their contribution to the completed film is doubtful, however.

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Given its unusual composition for an igneous rock, the magmatic nature of the carbonatite was not proposed for a long time and remained doubtful subsequently.

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Without the existence of statistical estimates of chance collisions, conclusions based on comparison alone are thus viewed as doubtful.

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Without a resolution to these two problems the realisation of the project was doubtful.

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It's doubtful that anyone knew it would become the most popular rock song of all time.

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Therefore, in no doubtful case will the judiciary pronounce a legislative act to be contrary to the constitution.

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However, all the marriages are doubtful as to how close they function as satiric norm(s).

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Early designs allowed for the pilot to escape after the final acceleration towards the target, although whether this could have been done successfully is doubtful.

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