suggest in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for suggest in the English»French Dictionary

suggest [Brit səˈdʒɛst, Am sə(ɡ)ˈdʒɛst] VB trans

1. suggest (put forward for consideration):

suggest solution, possibility

suggérer

to suggest that …

suggérer que …

I suggest to you that …

je vous suggère que …

can you suggest how/why/where…?

comment/pourquoi/où, selon vous…?

why, do you suggest , did he do it?

pourquoi, selon vous, l'a-t-il fait?

he did it, I suggest, because…

je pense qu'il l'a fait parce que…

it would be wrong to suggest that …

il serait faux de prétendre que …

to suggest otherwise is ludicrous

prétendre qu'il en est autrement serait ridicule

what are you suggesting?

qu'est-ce que vous insinuez?

I venture to suggest that …

je me risquerais à dire que …

2. suggest (recommend, advise):

suggest

suggérer

can you suggest a place to meet/eat?

peux-tu suggérer un endroit où nous retrouver/où manger?

where do you suggest we go?

où nous suggères-tu d'aller?

to suggest sb/sth for sth

suggérer qn/qc pour qc

they suggested that I (should) leave

ils m'ont suggéré de partir

I suggest that you leave at once

je suggère que vous partiez tout de suite

the committee suggests that steps be taken

le comité suggère que des mesures soient prises

I suggest waiting

je suggère d'attendre

an idea suggested itself (to me)

une idée m'est venue à l'esprit

3. suggest (indicate):

suggest evidence, test, result, poll, calculation:

sembler indiquer (that que)

there is nothing to suggest that …

rien ne semble indiquer que …

it was more difficult than the result might or would suggest

ce fut plus difficile que le résultat ne semble l'indiquer

4. suggest (evoke):

suggest painting, image, sound:

évoquer

what does it suggest to you?

qu'est-ce que cela évoque pour vous?

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

callously suggest

cyniquement

artfully suggest, imply

astucieusement

informally act, agree, arrange, discuss, suggest

officieusement

improperly suggest, behave

indécemment

it is unrealistic to suggest that …

il n'est pas réaliste de suggérer que …

tentatively decide, suggest, taste

prudemment

Translations for suggest in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

faire une suggestion à qn

to suggest something to sb

suggérer

to suggest (à to)

je suggère qu'on s'en aille

I suggest (that) we go

je vous convie à examiner ce problème

I suggest you look at this problem

suggest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for suggest in the English»French Dictionary

suggest [səˈdʒest, Am səgˈ-] VB trans

1. suggest (propose):

suggest

suggérer

to suggest (that) sb does sth

suggérer à qn de faire qc

to suggest doing sth

suggérer de faire qc

2. suggest (show):

suggest

laisser supposer

3. suggest (come to mind):

to suggest itself idea, inspiration

venir à l'esprit

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

might I suggest ...?

pourrais-je suggérer ...?

Translations for suggest in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

suggérer

to suggest

suggérer un voyage/une solution à qn

to suggest a trip/a solution to sb

proposer idée

to suggest

indiquer qn/qc à qn

to suggest sb/sth to sb

avancer

to suggest

suggest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to suggest (that) sb does sth

suggérer à qn de faire qc

to suggest doing sth

suggérer de faire qc

to suggest itself idea, inspiration

venir à l'esprit

might I suggest ...?

pourrais-je suggérer ...?

to suggest a trip/a solution to sb

suggérer un voyage/une solution à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Testimonies suggest however that he was only wounded in the right eye and did not lose it.

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Hal suggests reinstalling the part and letting it fail so the problem can be found.

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This idea suggests that there is a space within a space.

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The match was high scoring, but contemporary reports suggest that many opportunities were missed by both teams.

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The calls continue, each one becoming more alarming, suggesting she is being watched.

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Several plans were suggested, but none of them were carried through.

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I have a few weeks before launch suggested that the launch will fail.

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This suggests that the book takes place in an alternate reality.

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The defense suggested that the future of summer camping in general hung in the balance.

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Around 167 cars were built, although a range of other numbers have also been suggested.

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