doubting Thomas in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for doubting Thomas in the English»French Dictionary

doubting Thomas [Brit daʊtɪŋˈtɒməs, Am ˈˌdaʊdɪŋ ˈtɑməs] N

doubting Thomas

incrédule mf

to be a doubting Thomas

être comme Saint Thomas

Translations for doubting Thomas in the English»French Dictionary

I.doubt [Brit daʊt, Am daʊt] N

doubt

doute m

there is no doubt (that) …

il ne fait aucun doute que …

there is little doubt (that) …

il est presque certain que …

there is no doubt about sth

il n'y a aucun doute sur qc

there is no doubt about her guilt or that she is guilty

il n'y a aucun doute sur sa culpabilité

(there's) no doubt about it

il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus

there is some doubt about its authenticity

son authenticité est mise en doute

there's (some) doubt about or as to whether he will be able to come

on ne sait pas s'il pourra venir

there is no doubt in my mind that I'm right

je suis convaincu que j'ai raison or d'avoir raison

to have no doubt (that) …

ne pas douter que …

+ subj I have no doubt about her guilt or that she is guilty

je n'ai aucun doute sur sa culpabilité, je ne doute pas qu'elle soit coupable

to have one's doubts about sth

avoir des doutes sur qc, douter de qc

I have my doubts!

j'ai des doutes!, j'en doute!

to have one's doubts (about) whether

douter que

+ subj I have my doubts about whether he's telling the truth

je doute qu'il dise la vérité

to have one's doubts about doing

hésiter à faire

no doubt

sans doute

no doubt the police will want to speak to you, the police will no doubt want to speak to you

la police voudra sans doute vous parler

to leave sb in no doubt about sth

ne laisser à qn aucun doute quant à qc

to be in doubt outcome, project, future:

être incertain

to be in doubt honesty, innocence, guilt: (gen)

être douteux

to be in doubt (on particular occasion)

être mis en doute

to be in doubt person:

être dans le doute

this report has put the whole project in doubt

ce rapport a mis tout le projet en question

the election result is not in any doubt

le résultat de l'élection ne fait pas l'ombre d'un doute

if/when in doubt

dans le doute

to be open to doubt evidence, testimony:

être sujet à caution

to cast or throw doubt on sth person:

mettre qc en doute

to cast or throw doubt on sth evidence, book:

jeter le doute sur qc

beyond (all) doubt, without (a) doubt

sans aucun doute

to prove sth beyond (all) doubt

prouver qc de façon indubitable

without the slightest doubt

sans l'ombre d'un doute

there is room for doubt

le doute n'est pas exclu

there is no room for doubt

il n'y a aucun doute à avoir.

II.doubt [Brit daʊt, Am daʊt] VB trans

doubt fact, evidence, value, ability, honesty, person:

doubt

douter de

I doubt it (very much)!

j'en doute (beaucoup)!

to doubt (if or that or whether) …

douter que …

+ subj I don't doubt that you're telling the truth

je ne doute pas que vous disiez la vérité

I didn't doubt that she would succeed

je ne doutais pas qu'elle réussirait

III.doubt [Brit daʊt, Am daʊt] VB intr

doubt

douter

See also benefit

I.benefit [Brit ˈbɛnɪfɪt, Am ˈbɛnəfɪt] N

1. benefit U (helpful effect):

benefit

avantage m (from de)

to be of benefit to patient, environment, industry

profiter à

to feel the benefit of change, holiday, treatment

ressentir l'effet m favorable de

to get some benefit from holiday, treatment

tirer profit de

to give sb the benefit of experience, knowledge

faire profiter qn de

to give sb the benefit of one's advice

donner un bon conseil à qn

2. benefit (allowance):

benefit

allocation f

to be on benefit(s) Brit

toucher les allocations

to live off benefit(s) Brit

vivre sur les allocations

to live off benefit(s) attr claim

d'allocation

to live off benefit(s) office

des allocations

3. benefit C (advantage):

benefit

avantage m

the benefits of modern technology

les avantages de la technologie moderne

to have health benefits

offrir des avantages sanitaires

to have the benefit of education

bénéficier de

with the benefit of hindsight

avec l'avantage du recul

with the benefit of experience

avec le bénéfice de l'expérience

to be to sb's benefit

être à l'avantage de qn

to reap the benefits of

récolter les bénéfices de

4. benefit U (good):

it's for your own benefit

c'est pour ton propre bien

for the benefit of the newcomers

à l'intention des nouveaux

he's just crying for your benefit

il pleure juste pour attirer ton attention

5. benefit (perk):

benefit

avantage m

‘salary £30, 000 plus benefits’

‘salaire de 30 000 livres sterling plus avantages sociaux’

benefits in kind

avantages mpl en nature

tax-free benefits

bénéfices mpl nonimposables

6. benefit attr (for charity):

benefit concert, gig, match

de bienfaisance

II.benefit <pres part benefiting; pret, pp benefited> [Brit ˈbɛnɪfɪt, Am ˈbɛnəfɪt] VB trans

benefit person

profiter à

benefit group, nation

être avantageux/-euse pour

benefit economy, industry

être utile à

benefit health

être bon/bonne pour

to do sth to benefit sb

faire qc au bénéfice de qn

III.benefit <pres part benefiting; pret, pp benefited> [Brit ˈbɛnɪfɪt, Am ˈbɛnəfɪt] VB intr

benefit

profiter

I will benefit the most

j'en profiterai le plus

to benefit from or by

tirer profit or profiter de

to benefit from or by doing

gagner à faire

IV.benefit [Brit ˈbɛnɪfɪt, Am ˈbɛnəfɪt]

to give sb the benefit of the doubt

accorder à qn le bénéfice du doute

Thomas [Brit ˈtɒməs]

Thomas

Thomas

doubting Thomas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for doubting Thomas in the English»French Dictionary

I.doubt [daʊt] no pl N

doubt

doute m

to be in doubt

avoir des doutes

to cast doubt on sb/sth

mettre qn/qc en doute

not a shadow of doubt

pas une ombre de doute

no doubt

incontestablement

to have one's doubts about sth

avoir ses doutes quant à qc

II.doubt [daʊt] no pl VB trans

doubt

douter de

to doubt whether

douter que +subj

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He moves through a closed door and has doubting Thomas touch his wounds to demonstrate that he is flesh and bones.

en.wikipedia.org

Our biblical hero is doubting Thomas, a good man who, presented with news of the impossible, quite sanely requested proof.

cognoscenti.wbur.org

But it is to doubting Thomas that we owe an account of those wounds.

www.telegraph.co.uk

So, you can keep doubting Thomas, but he's probably going to prove you wrong.

nesn.com

Opportunities to prove to all the doubting Thomas's.

www.espncricinfo.com

In case you accidentally listen to a skeptic or doubting Thomas out there, just to be clear...

abcnews.go.com