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1 let us give him the benefit of the doubt
let us give him the benefit of the doubtem caso de dúvida consideremo-lo inocente, in dubio pro reo.English-Portuguese dictionary > let us give him the benefit of the doubt
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2 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) benefício2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) aproveitar2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) fazer bem•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt* * *ben.e.fit[b'enifit] n benefício: 1 auxílio, vantagem, proveito. for the benefit of / em benefício de. I derive great benefit from / tiro grande proveito de. 2 favor, ato de caridade. 3 ajuda financeira recebida por doença, desemprego ou invalidez, benefício, seguro. 4 espetáculo em benefício de alguma coisa. • vt+vi 1 beneficiar, favorecer. I benefited him / beneficiei-o. 2 beneficiar-se. let us give him the benefit of the doubt em caso de dúvida consideremo-lo inocente, in dubio pro reo. to take the benefit of an act ser beneficiado por lei. -
3 doubt
1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) duvidar2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) duvidar2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) dúvida- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt* * *[daut] n 1 dúvida, questão duvidosa, incerteza, indecisão, hesitação, objeção, problema, dificuldade em crer, ceticismo, embaraço. give him the benefit of the doubt / em caso de dúvida presuma dele o melhor. 2 apreensão, receio. • vt+vi duvidar, ter dúvida, não acreditar, não crer, ser cético, hesitar, estar na dúvida, na incerteza, desconfiar, suspeitar. I am in doubt / estou indeciso, em dúvida. I doubt it / duvido disso. I doubt that he will come / duvido que ele venha. beyond doubt sem dúvida, certamente, por certo. I make no doubt não duvido disso. in doubt em dúvida. no doubt = link=beyond beyond. doubt. there is no doubt but não há dúvida de que. without doubt = link=beyond beyond. doubt.
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give someone the benefit of the doubt — give (someone) the benefit of the doubt to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either. After hearing his explanation, I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt … New idioms dictionary
give the benefit of the doubt — give (someone) the benefit of the doubt to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either. After hearing his explanation, I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt … New idioms dictionary
give someone the benefit of the doubt — give (someone/something) the benefit of the doubt to decide you will believe someone or something. People tell me I shouldn t trust him, but I m willing to give Simon the benefit of the doubt and wait and see what he actually offers. The American … New idioms dictionary
give something the benefit of the doubt — give (someone/something) the benefit of the doubt to decide you will believe someone or something. People tell me I shouldn t trust him, but I m willing to give Simon the benefit of the doubt and wait and see what he actually offers. The American … New idioms dictionary
the benefit of the doubt — a concession that a person or fact must be regarded as correct or justified, if the contrary has not been proven I ll give you the benefit of the doubt as to whether it was deliberate or not * * * the benefit of the doubt ◇ When people give you… … Useful english dictionary
benefit of the doubt — If you give someone the benefit of the doubt, you choose to believe that the person is innocent, honest or telling the truth, because there is no evidence to the contrary. Although he found it hard to believe Tom s explanation, the teacher … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
give smb the benefit of the doubt — believe someone is innocent rather than guilty when you are not sure I gave him the benefit of the doubt but I still think that he is a liar … Idioms and examples
give the benefit of the doubt — give (someone/something) the benefit of the doubt to decide you will believe someone or something. People tell me I shouldn t trust him, but I m willing to give Simon the benefit of the doubt and wait and see what he actually offers. The American … New idioms dictionary
give\ the\ benefit\ of\ the\ doubt — v. phr. To believe (a person) is innocent rather than guilty when you are not sure. The money was stolen and John was the only boy who had known where it was, but the teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt. George s grade was higher than usual … Словарь американских идиом
give the benefit of the doubt — {v. phr.} To believe (a person) is innocent rather than guilty when you are not sure. * /The money was stolen and John was the only boy who had known where it was, but the teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt./ * /George s grade was higher… … Dictionary of American idioms
give the benefit of the doubt — {v. phr.} To believe (a person) is innocent rather than guilty when you are not sure. * /The money was stolen and John was the only boy who had known where it was, but the teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt./ * /George s grade was higher… … Dictionary of American idioms