suggestion in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for suggestion in the English»French Dictionary

suggestion [Brit səˈdʒɛstʃ(ə)n, Am sə(ɡ)ˈdʒɛstʃ(ə)n] N

1. suggestion (proposal):

suggestion

suggestion f (about à propos de, as to en ce qui concerne, that que)

to make or put forward a suggestion

faire une suggestion

if I may make a suggestion

si je peux me permettre de faire une suggestion

any suggestions?

y-a-t-il des suggestions?

my suggestion is that…

je suggère que…

+ subj there is no suggestion that …

on n'a jamais dit que …

+ subj there is no suggestion of fraud

rien ne laisse suggérer qu'il y a eu fraude

at or on sb's suggestion

sur or suivant le conseil de qn

there was some suggestion that …

il a été suggéré que …

2. suggestion (hint):

suggestion (of cruelty, racism, pathos)

soupçon m (of de)

suggestion (of smile)

pointe f (of de)

3. suggestion PSYCH:

suggestion

suggestion f

the power of suggestion

la force de suggestion

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facile assumption, comparison, suggestion

spécieux/-ieuse, facile

well-meaning advice, suggestion, gesture

qui part d'une bonne intention

it was a semi-serious suggestion

c'était une idée plus ou moins sérieuse or pas tout à fait sérieuse

impractical suggestion, idea

peu réaliste

tantalizing suggestion

tentant

unacceptable proposal, suggestion

inacceptable

daring suggestion, dress

osé

Translations for suggestion in the French»English Dictionary

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autosuggestion

auto-suggestion

suggestion

suggestion

faire une suggestion

to make a suggestion

suggestion in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for suggestion in the English»French Dictionary

suggestion [səˈdʒestʃən, Am səgˈdʒes-] N

1. suggestion (proposed idea):

suggestion

suggestion f

at sb's suggestion

sur le conseil de qn

2. suggestion (small amount):

suggestion

soupçon m

3. suggestion PSYCH (insinuation):

suggestion

suggestion f

suggestion box N

suggestion box

boîte f à idées

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repudiate suggestion

rejeter

adopt suggestion

accepter

to be amenable to suggestion

être ouvert aux suggestions

to come forward with a suggestion

faire une suggestion

quash suggestion, objection

balayer

fall in with an idea, a suggestion, proposal

accepter

Translations for suggestion in the French»English Dictionary

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suggestion

suggestion

faire une suggestion à qn

to make a suggestion to sb

pouvoir évocateur

power of suggestion

suggestion Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come forward with a suggestion

faire une suggestion

at sb's suggestion

sur le conseil de qn

agree to a suggestion

accepter une suggestion

might I make a suggestion?

pourrais-je me permettre de faire une suggestion?

to offer a suggestion

faire une suggestion

to be amenable to suggestion

être ouvert aux suggestions

that suggestion seems stupid to me

cette proposition m'a l'air idiote

to make a suggestion to sb

faire une suggestion à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He rejected his lawyer's suggestion of surrender, but arranged a meeting with him that lasted only long enough to hand over a taped confession.

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The year of his death is uncertain, suggestions include 500 and 523.

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In the second part, he made a number of suggestions, such as developing certain natural products of a region with the aim of exporting them.

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The suggestion eventually identified by councillors as their preferred plan was ultimately rejected at a public inquiry in 1995.

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Then he picked some other suggestions for different scenes.

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Coming down to the beach where the ships were gathered, he made several suggestions to the generals.

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The following year, the municipality launched a contest to make the best suggestion for the tram networks.

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Another suggestion is not to change the adiabatic state, but reverse the direction of the component of the velocity along the nonadiabatic coupling vector.

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However, it also made him susceptible to telepathic suggestion.

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Twenty-five percent of the magazines contained messages regarding weight loss and dieting suggestions.

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