suppose in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for suppose in the English»French Dictionary

I.suppose [Brit səˈpəʊz, Am səˈpoʊz] VB trans

1. suppose (think):

to suppose (that)

penser or croire que

I suppose (that) she knows

je pense qu'elle est au courant

I don't suppose (that) she knows

je ne pense pas qu'elle soit au courant

do you suppose (that) he's guilty?

est-ce que tu crois qu'il est coupable?

to suppose sb to be sth

croire qn qc

I supposed him to be a friend

je le croyais un ami

2. suppose (assume):

suppose existence, possibility

supposer

to suppose (that)

supposer que

I suppose (that) you've checked

je suppose que tu as vérifié

let us suppose that it's true

supposons que ce soit vrai

I suppose it's too late now?

je suppose qu'il est trop tard maintenant?

it is generally supposed that …

tout le monde croit que …

I suppose so/not

je suppose que oui/non

even supposing he's there

même en supposant qu'il soit là

3. suppose (admit):

to suppose (that)

supposer que

I suppose you're right

je suppose que tu as raison

I suppose that if I'm honest…

si je veux être honnête je dois avouer que…

4. suppose (imagine):

when do you suppose (that) he'll arrive?

quand penses-tu qu'il arrivera?

who do you suppose I saw yesterday?

devine un peu qui j'ai vu hier

suppose (that) it's true, what will you do?

imagine que ça soit vrai, qu'est-ce que tu feras?

suppose (that) he doesn't come?

et s'il ne vient pas?

I don't suppose you can do it?

je suppose que tu ne peux pas le faire?

5. suppose (making a suggestion):

suppose we go to a restaurant?

et si on allait au restaurant?

suppose we take the car?

et si on prenait la voiture?

II.supposed ADJ

1. supposed (putative):

supposed father, owner, witness

présumé

supposed attr

putatif/-ive

supposed advantage, benefit

prétendu

2. supposed (expected, required):

to be supposed to do

être censé faire

to be supposed to be at work

être censé être au travail

there was supposed to be a room for us

nous étions censés avoir une chambre

you're not supposed to do

tu n'es pas censé faire

3. supposed (alleged):

this machine is supposed to do

il paraît que cette machine fait

it's supposed to be a good hotel

il paraît que c'est un bon hôtel

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

as a second best, I suppose it will do

je suppose que faute de mieux, cela fera l'affaire

I suppose it might just conceivably cost more than £100

je suppose qu'il est concevable que cela coûte plus de 100 livres

I suppose I did exaggerate really

en fait, j'ai peut-être exagéré un peu

‘suppose she killed him, ’ he reasoned

‘suppose qu'elle l'ait tué, ’ dit-il

Translations for suppose in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gager que …

to suppose that …

supposer

to suppose

supposer que …

to suppose that …

admettre que …

to suppose (that) …

admettez qu'il vienne plus tôt que prévu

suppose he comes earlier than expected

admettons que vous ayez raison/qu'il ne se soit rien passé

let's suppose (that) you're right/that nothing happened

‘suppose que je gagne!’—‘bon, admettons’

‘suppose I win!’—‘all right then, suppose you do’

imaginer

to suppose

imagine qu'il ne soit pas d'accord…

suppose he doesn't agree…

admettons qu'il arrive tel jour, à telle heure

suppose that he arrives on such and such a day, at such and such a time

suppose in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for suppose in the English»French Dictionary

suppose [səˈpəʊz, Am -ˈpoʊz] VB trans

1. suppose (think):

suppose

croire

2. suppose (introduce hypothesis):

suppose

supposer

I suppose so

je suppose que oui

suppose (that) we do sth

et si on faisait qc

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

it is a fallacy to suppose that ...

il est faux de supposer que ...

Translations for suppose in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

supposer

to suppose

je suppose qu'il va revenir

I suppose he'll come back

supposons qu'elle dise non +subj

let's suppose she says no

admettons que +subj

let's suppose that

se placer dans le cas où ...

to suppose that ...

suppose Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it is a fallacy to suppose that ...

il est faux de supposer que ...

I suppose so

je suppose que oui

suppose (that) we do sth

et si on faisait qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Suppose that the distribution for the traffic graph is not an equilibrium.

en.wikipedia.org

The excavators supposed this building to be a temple.

en.wikipedia.org

Despite causing some severe pathologies, lots of cases of hemolysis do not suppose a health hazard.

en.wikipedia.org

Thus, while no island may exceed it in greatness, it is perfectly reasonable to suppose that some non-island could.

en.wikipedia.org

He was supposed, under the terms of his father's will, to receive an annuity of 300, but his brother was unable to pay it.

en.wikipedia.org

For example, suppose a bank's branch office sends instructions to the central office requesting a change in the balance of an account.

en.wikipedia.org

Suppose we have a generator of photons of different energies.

en.wikipedia.org

Suppose a current at the equator is heading north.

en.wikipedia.org

Or, suppose the person lied about their address for some reason.

en.wikipedia.org

Suppose one of the user's contacts just moved and has a new home address.

en.wikipedia.org