suspicious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for suspicious in the English»French Dictionary

suspicious [Brit səˈspɪʃəs, Am səˈspɪʃəs] ADJ

1. suspicious (wary):

suspicious

méfiant

to be suspicious of person, motive, scheme

se méfier de

to be suspicious that…

soupçonner que…

we became suspicious when…

on a commençé à se douter que quelque chose n'allait pas or on a commençé à se poser des questions quand…

2. suspicious (suspect):

suspicious person, character, object, vehicle, incident, death, circumstances

suspect

suspicious behaviour, activity

louche

it is/I find it suspicious that…

c'est/je trouve suspect que

+ subj a suspicious-looking individual

un individu à l'air louche

you should report anything suspicious

il faut signaler la moindre chose suspecte

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murderously jealous, suspicious

farouchement

probe into suspicious activity

enquêter sur

probe into suspicious activity

regarder [qc] de plus près, fouiller or fouiner dans pej

destroy bomb, suspicious package

faire exploser

Translations for suspicious in the French»English Dictionary

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suspicieux (suspicieuse)

suspicious

soupçonneux (soupçonneuse)

suspicious, mistrustful

énergumène

suspicious character

suspect (suspecte) mort, symptôme, odeur, incendie, circonstances, allure, objet, véhicule

suspicious

déceler une odeur suspecte

to notice a suspicious smell

déceler une odeur suspecte personne

suspicious-looking attr

moi, je trouve ça suspect

personally I find it suspicious

je la trouve suspecte

she looks suspicious to me

trouver suspect que …

to find it suspicious that …

méfiant (méfiante) personne, air, regard, attitude, parole

suspicious, distrustful

un individu suspect rôdait autour de la maison

a suspicious individual was prowling around the house ou hanging around outside the house

suspicious in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for suspicious in the English»French Dictionary

suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] ADJ

1. suspicious (causing suspicion):

suspicious death, circumstances

suspect(e)

2. suspicious (having suspicions):

suspicious

soupçonneux(-euse)

to be suspicious about sth

avoir des soupçons à propos de qc

3. suspicious (having doubts):

to be suspicious about sth

avoir des doutes à propos de qc

4. suspicious (lacking trust):

suspicious

méfiant(e)

to be suspicious

se méfier

Translations for suspicious in the French»English Dictionary

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suspicieux (-euse)

suspicious

soupçonneux (-euse)

suspicious

être méfiant à l'égard de qn

to be suspicious about sb

louche affaire, histoire, personne

suspicious

être suspect à qn

to be suspicious to sb

se méfier de qn/qc comme de la peste

to be highly suspicious of sb/sth

suspicious Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be suspicious about sth

avoir des soupçons à propos de qc

to be suspicious about sth

avoir des doutes à propos de qc

to be suspicious

se méfier

to be highly suspicious of sb/sth

se méfier de qn/qc comme de la peste

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On at least one occasion, civilian detainees that were very suspicious had to be released because of improper processing.

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The player encounters a suspicious figure on the street, but is quickly knocked unconscious.

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Producers were deeply suspicious of the business practices of these companies and hostile to their positions of power.

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He tries to explain that leaving would look suspicious and that they don't have the money to simply go away.

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They tend to be very reclusive, suspicious that others covet their treasure hoards and territory.

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The expressions vision, hallucination, and schizophrenia should make one suspicious of the claim to true-to-life reproduction.

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No one was suspicious of an older man accompanying a girl or young woman who could be his granddaughter.

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This suspicious view on the world is called the mean world syndrome.

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Statistical detection does not prove that claims are fraudulent; it merely identifies suspicious claims that need to be investigated further.

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When he picks a fight with one of her escorts, she becomes suspicious and has him knocked unconscious.

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