guessing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] N

guess
supposition f
guess
conjecture f
to have or make or take a guess
essayer de deviner
to have or make or take a guess at sth
essayer de deviner qc
my guess is that they will lose
à mon avis ils vont perdre
at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30
au hasard je dirais qu'il a 30 ans environ
there are, at a guess, ten families living in that building
il doit y avoir approximativement une dizaine de familles habitant cet immeuble
I'll give you three guesses!
devine un peu!
that was a good guess!
tu as deviné juste!
‘how did you know?’—‘just a lucky guess!’
‘comment est-ce que tu l'as su?’—‘c'est le hasard’
to make a wild guess
deviner au hasard
your guess is as good as mine
je n'en sais pas plus que toi
it's anybody's guess!
les paris sont ouverts!
what will happen now is anybody's guess
Dieu seul sait ce qui va arriver maintenant

II.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] VB trans

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1. guess (intuit):

guess answer, reason, name, identity
deviner
guess length, width
deviner, estimer
to guess that …
conjecturer que, supposer que …
to guess sb's age (correctly)
deviner l'âge de qn
to guess sb's age (make estimate)
donner un âge à qn
I should guess him to be about 30
je lui donnerais 30 ans environ
I guessed the time to be about one o'clock
il me semblait qu'il devait être environ une heure
she had guessed what I was thinking
elle avait deviné mes pensées
you'll never guess what has happened!
tu ne devineras jamais ce qui vient d'arriver!
I guessed as much!
je m'en doutais!
guess what! I've won a prize!
tu sais quoi! j'ai gagné un prix! inf
guess who!
devine qui c'est!

III.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] VB intr

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second-guess [Brit, Am ˌsɛkənd ˈɡɛs] VB trans inf

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bang-on answer, guess
en plein dans le mille inf
to make an inspired guess
avoir une heureuse inspiration
to hazard a guess
hasarder une idée
to hazard a guess that …
se hasarder à dire que …
rightly describe, guess
correctement
to make a shrewd guess
deviner juste
no prizes for guessing who was there!
il n'est pas difficile de deviner qui était là!

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guessing in the PONS Dictionary

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there are no prizes for guessing
ce n'est pas difficile de deviner
wildly to guess
à tout hasard
to make a shrewd guess
deviner juste

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guessing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have [or Am take] a guess
deviner
to make a wild guess
risquer une hypothèse
it's anybody's [or anyone's] guess
Dieu seul le sait
to keep sb guessing
laisser qn dans l'ignorance
there are no prizes for guessing
ce n'est pas difficile de deviner
to make a lucky guess
deviner au hasard
to make a shrewd guess
deviner juste
there are no marks for guessing sth
il n'y a pas besoin d'être un génie pour deviner qc
as near as I can guess
autant que je puisse deviner subj
the answer is easy to guess
la réponse se devine facilement
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I'm guessing that the spellcheck attribute also toggles the grammar checker, but it's not immediately apparent to me.
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Producers stylised the plot as a whodunit storyline which would keep viewers guessing as to whom the attacker was.
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He is not very knowledgeable about popular music, failing to name more than four bands in a musical guessing game.
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No one even really knows the candidates but everyone's playing the guessing game.
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There's no answer key or list of silhouettes, so the book becomes a big, long, and glorious guessing game.
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I'm guessing you are n apple weilding troglodyte who spends thier time "socialising" on the interweb.
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With multiple race winners in each class everyone was left guessing how the final scores would tally up.
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The general public drank tea out of wooden bowls at fairs and markets, and the upper classes made a guessing game with the drink.
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And no prizes for guessing which lucky young buck she picked to practise chat-up lines with her.
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Fluffy white towels and strawberry shortcake bubble bath are a given, we're guessing.
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