doubts in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for doubts 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

self-doubt N

self-doubt

doute m de soi-même/de lui-même etc

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quieten fear, doubts

dissiper

to have doubts about the advisability of doing sth

se demander s'il serait sage de faire qc

cast aside anxieties, doubts, inhibitions

se défaire de

to be assailed by worries/by doubts/by questions

être assailli par les soucis/par le doute/de questions

vanquish doubt, prejudice, fear

surmonter

Translations for doubts in the French»English Dictionary

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doute

doubt

cela est hors de doute

it's beyond doubt

être en prise au doute

to be beset by doubt

le doute m'envahit

I'm overcome by doubt

jeter le doute sur

to cast doubt on

doute

doubt

avoir des doutes

to have doubts ou misgivings (sur, au sujet de about)

j'ai des doutes!

I have my doubts!

un doute subsiste ou demeure à ce sujet

there is still some doubt about it

il a exprimé ou émis des doutes à propos de

he expressed some doubt about

il fait peu de doute que …, il ne fait guère de doute que …

there's little doubt that …

il ne fait aucun doute que …, nul doute que …

there's no doubt ou question that …

sa culpabilité ne fait aucun doute

there's no doubt as to his/her guilt

leur supériorité ne laisse aucun doute sur l'issue du combat

their superiority leaves no doubt as to the outcome of the fight

doute PHILOS, REL

doubt

il viendra sans doute demain, sans doute viendra-t-il demain

he'll probably come tomorrow, no doubt he'll come tomorrow

sans aucun doute, sans nul doute

without any doubt

le doute s'infiltra dans son esprit

he began to have doubts

douter que

to doubt that ou whether

je doute qu'elle vienne ce soir

I doubt (whether) she'll come tonight

je doute qu'il ait pu avoir son train

I doubt (whether) he'll have been able to catch his train

je ne doute pas qu'il fera de son mieux

I don't doubt (but) that he'll do his best

douter de

to have doubts about

douter de l'honnêteté/la sincérité de qn

to have doubts about sb's honesty/sincerity

douter de l'innocence de qn

to have doubts about sb's innocence

douter de soi-même

to have feelings of self-doubt

elle l'affirme mais j'en doute

she says it's true but I have my doubts

il doute de tout, même de l'évidence

he doubts everything, even what's obviously true

à n'en pas douter

undoubtedly, without a doubt

douter PHILOS, REL

to doubt

doubts in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for doubts 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

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I have lingering doubts on sth

mes doutes sur qc subsistent encore

niggling doubt

obsédant(e)

beyond a reasonable doubt

sans l'ombre d'un doute

entertain doubts

concevoir

fuel doubts

nourrir

to plant doubts about sth

semer des doutes sur qc

to remove the last vestige of doubt

enlever le dernier vestige de doute

Translations for doubts in the French»English Dictionary

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douter de qc

to doubt sth

douter que qn ait fait qc

to doubt that sb did sth

douter de qn/qc

to have doubts about sb/sth

doute

doubt

ne laisser aucun doute sur qc

to leave no doubt about sth

mettre qc en doute

to put sth in doubt

sans doute

no doubt

doubts Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be gnawed by fear/doubt

être rongé par la peur/le doute

beyond the shadow of a doubt

sans le moindre doute

not a shadow of doubt

pas une ombre de doute

to have one's doubts about sth

avoir ses doutes quant à qc

I have lingering doubts on sth

mes doutes sur qc subsistent encore

to be racked with doubts

être tiraillé par les doutes

to plant doubts about sth

semer des doutes sur qc

to give sb the benefit of the doubt

accorder à qn le bénéfice du doute

to remove the last vestige of doubt

enlever le dernier vestige de doute

there is no doubt (about it)

ça ne fait pas un pli inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His fiancee's family is having doubts about his fitness as a son-in-law and his parents are downcast because of his disability.

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Although these factors also mattered, premarital doubts still predicted poorer outcomes four years later, even when we accounted for these other variables.

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In the first place he preaches certainties and not doubts.

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However, there remained lingering doubts that he was implementing the restructuring moves necessary to remain viable in the future without further government loans.

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Some (would-be) connoisseurs even cast doubts upon the authenticity of his highly profitable artworks, claiming that his wife and others made them under his name.

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It is also related to general problems of governance, fiscal crisis, and lingering doubts about appropriate tradeoffs between the environment and development.

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To ensure the quality of education and consistence guidance school have extra remedial classes in which faculty clear doubts of students.

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But the deletion of the orthologous protein in yeast does not cause vacuole enlargement, thus casting doubts about the evolutionary conservation of this effector mechanism.

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The album's lyrics describe the boy's feelings during his journey and training, as he overcomes his early doubts to become confident and self-assured.

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While many cast doubts on the sincerity of their reconciliation, both men have confirmed that it was indeed genuine and not part of storyline.

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