suppose

suppose
suppose [{{t}}sə'pəʊz]
1 transitive verb
(a) (assume) supposer;
∎ I suppose it's too far to go and see them now je suppose que c'est trop loin pour qu'on aille les voir maintenant;
∎ if we suppose it is worth £5 si nous supposons que cela vaut 5 livres;
∎ {{}}Mathematics{{}} suppose x equals y soit x égal à y;
∎ I suppose you think that's funny! je suppose que vous trouvez ça drôle!;
∎ I suppose you can't remember THAT EITHER! tu ne te souviens probablement pas de ça non plus!;
∎ let's suppose (that)… supposons que…
(b) (think, believe) penser, croire;
∎ do you suppose he'll do it? pensez-vous ou croyez-vous qu'il le fera?;
∎ I suppose so (affirmative response) je suppose que oui; (expressing reluctance) oui, peut-être;
∎ I suppose not, I don't suppose so je ne (le) pense pas;
∎ I don't suppose he'll agree ça m'étonnerait qu'il soit d'accord, je ne pense pas qu'il sera d'accord;
∎ I suppose it must be three years since I last saw her je pense que ça doit faire trois ans que je ne l'ai pas vue;
∎ you don't suppose anything's happened to them, do you? tu ne penses pas qu'il leur est arrivé quelque chose?;
∎ I don't suppose you'd have time to read this, would you? tu n'as pas le temps de lire ceci, je suppose?;
∎ and who do you suppose I met in the shop? et devine qui j'ai rencontré dans le magasin!
(c) (imply) supposer;
∎ that theory supposes a balanced budget cette théorie suppose un budget équilibré
2 intransitive verb
supposer, imaginer;
∎ he's gone, I suppose? il est parti, je suppose ou j'imagine?;
∎ there were, I suppose, about fifty people there il y avait, je dirais, une cinquantaine de personnes
3 conjunction
si;
∎ suppose they see you? et s'ils vous voyaient?;
∎ suppose we wait and see et si on attendait pour voir?;
∎ suppose I'm right and she DOES come? mettons ou supposons que j'aie raison et qu'elle vienne?

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