douter

dute
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Translation of douter into English

Verb

intr.
1.

incertitude

être dans l'incertitude, ne pas être sûr de quelque chose
doubt question be unsure
  • Je doute de la véracité de cette information.I doubt the truth of this information.
2.

hésitation

hésiter, balancer entre plusieurs possibilités
  • Elle doute encore sur le choix de sa carrière.She still doubts about her career choice.
3.

foi

remettre en question sa foi ou ses convictions
  • Il commence à douter de ses croyances religieuses.He is starting to doubt his religious beliefs.
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Expressions with douter: examples in French and translations in English

have no doubts
think nothing of
Il ne doute de rien, celui-là, il demande une augmentation après une semaine !
be unaware
have no idea
Il ne se doutait pas que sa femme préparait une surprise.
suspect
have a hunch
Je me doutais qu'il viendrait en retard aujourd'hui.
suspect
Je me doute de son refus depuis hier.
Without a doubt
without doubt
À n'en pas douter, Léa gagnera la finale.
without realizing it
unaware
Elle marchait sans se douter du danger qui l'attendait.

Synonyms and analogies of douter in French

Examples of douter in a sentence

  • Nous doutons de la réussite du projet.
  • Je doute souvent entre deux options importantes.
  • Ils doutaient de la meilleure stratégie à adopter.
  • Elle en est venue à douter de sa foi.
  • Certains doutent de la véracité des miracles.

Translations of "douter" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
doubtv.

Son sourire ambigu me fait douter de ses véritables intentions envers moi.

His ambiguous smile makes me doubt what he really wants from me.

questionv.

Ses revendications incessantes du prix ont fait douter les autres de son équité.

His constant claiming of the prize made others question its fairness.

suspectv.

Je commence à me douter que cette histoire n'est pas complètement vraie.

I'm starting to suspect this story isn't completely true.

wonderv.

Le regard interrogatif du professeur fit douter les élèves de leur réponse.

The teacher's quizzical glance made the students wonder about their answer.

second-guessv.

Ses commentaires désobligeants sur ma tenue m'ont fait douter de mon choix.

His bothering comments about my outfit made me second-guess my choice.

disbelievev.

Il est acceptable de douter momentanément, tant que l'on cherche la vérité.

It's okay to disbelieve momentarily, as long as you seek the truth.

second guessv.

Un moment d'hésitation m'a fait douter de ma réponse.

Just a wink of hesitation made me second guess my answer.

mistrustv.

Il ne faut pas douter de ceux qui ont toujours été honnêtes avec toi.

You shouldn't mistrust those who have always been honest with you.

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Other translations for douter:

  • lose faithv.
  • have second thoughtsv.
  • be unsurev.
  • waverv.
  • smell a ratv.

douter: Examples and translations in context

Chaque échec minait son moral, la faisant douter davantage d'elle-même.

Each failure racked her spirit, making her doubt herself more.

Ce petit détail dans son récit m'a fait douter de toute son histoire.

That small detail in his story made me doubt the whole thing.

Son soutien constant, c'est une valeur sûre quand je commence à douter.

His steady support is money in the bank whenever I start doubting myself.

Son explication posée a démoli ses accusations et a fait douter tout le monde.

Her calm explanation shot holes in his accusations and made everyone doubt him.

Elle le dénigre toujours en réunion, ce qui lui fait douter de ses capacités.

She always puts him down in meetings, making him doubt his abilities.

La réputation ternie du politicien a poussé les électeurs à douter de toutes ses promesses.

The politician's battered reputation made voters doubt every promise during the campaign.

Après plusieurs échecs, il est porté à douter de ses propres capacités.

After several failures, he tends to doubt his own abilities.

Une critique maladroite de son professeur lui a fait douter de ses capacités.

A fumbled critique from his professor made him doubt his abilities.

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