| Principales traductions |
| douter⇒ vi | (hésiter) | waver⇒ vi |
| | La jeune femme ne sait pas si elle arrivera à gérer la pression, elle doute. |
| | The young woman does not know if she will be able to handle the pressure; she is wavering. |
| douter de [qch/qqn] vtr ind | (ne pas être sûr de) | doubt⇒ vtr |
| | | be uncertain about, have reservations about/over, have doubts about/over v expr |
| | (UK) | be sceptical about v expr |
| | (US) | be skeptical about v expr |
| | Les spécialistes doutent de la faisabilité du projet. |
| | Experts doubt the project's feasibility. |
| douter que + [subjonctif] vtr ind | (ne pas être sûr de) | doubt + [indicative]⇒, doubt that + [indicative]⇒ vtr |
| | | doubt whether + [indicative] vtr + conj |
| | | not think + [indicative], not think that + [indicative] adv + vtr |
| | Les spécialistes doutent que ce projet soit faisable. |
| | Je doute que tu puisses m'aider. |
| | I doubt you can help me. |
| | Experts doubt whether the project is feasible. |
| douter de pouvoir faire [qch] vtr ind | (penser ne pas pouvoir) | doubt⇒ vtr |
| | Je doute de pouvoir le faire. |
| | I doubt I will be able to do it. |
| douter de [qch/qqn] vtr ind | (se méfier) | have doubts about [sth/sb], have your doubts about [sth/sb] v expr |
| | Je doute du nouveau : il ne m'a pas l'air fiable. |
| | I have doubts about the new guy: he does not seem reliable. |
| douter que + [subjonctif] vtr ind | (penser ne pas pouvoir) | doubt + [indicative]⇒, doubt that + [indicative]⇒ vtr |
| | | doubt whether vtr + conj |
| | Le professeur doutait que Jason puisse changer. |
| | The teacher doubted that Jason could change. |
se douter de⇒,
se douter que⇒ v pron | (soupçonner, deviner) | suspect⇒ vtr |
| | (with bien) | be sure, be certain vi + adj |
| | (with bien) | have a feeling that, have a suspicion that v expr |
| | J'espère que mon mari ne se doute de rien. |
| | Je me doute bien qu'il n'y arrivera pas. |
| | I hope my husband doesn't suspect anything. |
| | I am sure he won't be able to do it. |