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hypothèse ou conjecture plausible/raisonnable; supposition logique; Pol. hypothèse sensée/raisonnableEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > educated guess
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guess [ges]1. noun• three guesses! essaie de deviner !• that was a good guess! tu as deviné juste !• that was a good guess but... c'est une bonne idée, mais...• how did you know? -- it was just a lucky guess comment as-tu deviné ? -- j'ai dit ça au hasard• my guess is that he refused d'après moi, il a refusé• will he come tomorrow? -- it's anyone's guess (inf) viendra-t-il demain ? -- qui sait ?• at a guess I would say there were 200 à vue de nez, il y en avait 200• your guess is as good as mine! (inf) je n'en sais pas plus que toi !• you've guessed it! tu as deviné !• can you guess what it means? devine ce que ça veut dire• guess what! (inf) tu sais quoi ?• guess who! (inf) devine qui c'est !• you'll never guess who's coming to see us! tu ne devineras jamais qui va venir nous voir !b. ( = think) supposer• guess! essaie de deviner ! devine un peu !• you'll never guess! tu ne devineras jamais !4. compounds* * *[ges] 1.noun supposition f, conjecture fto have ou make a guess — essayer de deviner
to have ou make a guess at something — essayer de deviner quelque chose
2.at a (rough) guess I would say that... — au hasard je dirais que...
transitive verb1) ( intuit) devinerto guess somebody's age — ( correctly) deviner l'âge de quelqu'un; ( make estimate) donner un âge à quelqu'un
guess what! I've won a prize! — tu sais quoi (colloq)! j'ai gagné un prix!
3.‘he's right, you know’ - ‘I guess so’ — ‘il a raison, tu sais’ - ‘oui, je suppose’
intransitive verb devinerto guess at — faire des suppositions or des conjectures quant à [plans, outcome]
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A n the educated (+ v pl) ( having an education) les gens mpl instruits ; ( cultivated) les gens mpl cultivés.B adj [person] ( having an education) instruit ; ( cultivated) cultivé ; [mind, palate, taste, judgment] raffiné ; [language, style] dénotant un certain niveau d'instruction ; [accent] élégant ; to be very poorly educated ne pas avoir fait beaucoup d'études.to make an educated guess avancer une hypothèse. -
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educated [ˈedjʊkeɪtɪd]1. verb2. adjective* * *['edʒʊkeɪtɪd] 1.2.the educated — ( having education) les gens mpl instruits; ( cultivated) les gens mpl cultivés
adjective [person] ( having an education) instruit; ( cultivated) cultivé; [taste] raffiné; [accent] élégant; [classes] instruit•• -
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educated ['edʒʊkeɪtɪd]∎ to make an educated guess faire une supposition bien informée;∎ he was well educated in the ways of the locals il était bien renseigné sur le mode de vie des gens de la région
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