supposing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for supposing in the English»French Dictionary

supposing [Brit səˈpəʊzɪŋ] CONJ

supposing (that) he says no?

et s'il dit non?

supposing your income is X, you pay Y

supposons que ton revenu soit de X, tu paieras Y

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

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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

there are reasonable grounds/there are no grounds for supposing that …

il y a des motifs suffisants/il n'y a aucun motif pour supposer que …

Translations for supposing in the French»English Dictionary

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supposer

to suppose

supposer que …

to suppose that …

en supposant ou à supposer que

supposing (that)

à supposer que ce soit possible

supposing (that) that is possible

gager 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

même en admettant que ce soit/que tu puisses

even supposing (that) it is/(that) you can

‘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…

supposing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for supposing in the English»French Dictionary

supposing CONJ

supposing

à supposer que +subj

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

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it is a fallacy to suppose that ...

il est faux de supposer que ...

supposing that he should come

supposons qu'il vienne

Translations for supposing in the French»English Dictionary

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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

en admettant que +subj

supposing

se placer dans le cas où ...

to suppose that ...

supposing 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

supposing that he should come

supposons qu'il vienne

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, the king's plans were overly bureaucratic, navely supposing that orders from a commanding general would automatically be followed.

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When she returns to her room, she sees the building in flames, supposing the flames were not originally extinguished.

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Supposing an examination is held to get the facts, the clerks will sometimes accept bribes to alter the reports of the affair.

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Most sources, to this place, supposing the manuscripts to be corrupt.

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Supposing this is password "i", this password is already useless for subsequent authentications, because each password can only be used once.

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Supposing there is a veto player, any coalition not containing a veto player is losing.

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Supposing the accused would attempt to escape or flee the result would be they must suffer under the pains of death also without the benefit of the clergy.

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Supposing, then, that this re-arrangement really did take place, it must have been made in the course of the 5th century.

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He settled here supposing it would turn out to be government land; in the uncertainty about this, he has not made any very valuable improvements.

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Even more various structures (including mushroom - like shapes) are obtained supposing that the growth direction strategy depends on the internal biological clock.

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