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Общая лексика: высказать догадку о том, что произойдётУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make a guess at what will happen
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to make a guess at the purposeadivinhar a intenção.English-Portuguese dictionary > to make a guess at the purpose
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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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1. transitive verbguess what! — (coll.) stell dir vor!
you'd never guess that... — man würde nie vermuten, dass...
2) (esp. Amer.): (suppose)I guess — ich glaube; ich schätze (ugs.)
2. intransitive verbI guess so/not — ich glaube schon od. ja/nicht od. kaum
guess at something — etwas schätzen; (surmise) über etwas (Akk.) Vermutungen anstellen
I'm just guessing — das ist nur eine Schätzung/eine Vermutung
you've guessed right/wrong — deine Vermutung ist richtig/falsch
keep somebody guessing — (coll.) jemanden im unklaren od. ungewissen lassen
3. nounyou'll never guess! — darauf kommst du nie!
Schätzung, diemake or have a guess — schätzen
have a guess! — rate od. schätz mal!
my guess is [that]... — ich schätze, dass...
I'll give you three guesses — (coll.) dreimal darfst du raten (ugs.)
* * *[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) (er)raten2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) denken2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) die Vermutung- academic.ru/32793/guesswork">guesswork- anybody's guess* * *[ges]I. n<pl -es>you've got three \guesses dreimal darfst du ratena lucky \guess ein Glückstreffer [o Zufallstreffer] mto make a wild \guess einfach [wild] drauflosraten [o [ins Blaue hinein] tippen] famat a \guess grob geschätzt, schätzungsweise▪ sb's \guess is that... jd vermutet [o nimmt an], dass...your \guess is as good as mine da kann ich auch nur ratenII. vi1. (conjecture) [er]ratenhow did you \guess? wie bist du darauf gekommen?to \guess right/wrong richtig/falsch ratento keep sb \guessing jdn auf die Folter spannenI \guess you're right du wirst wohl Recht habenI \guess I'd better go now ich werde jetzt wohl besser gehenIII. vt▪ to \guess sth etw ratenhe \guessed her age to be 48 er schätzte sie auf 48\guess what? stell dir vor!, rate mal!to keep sb \guessing jdn im Ungewissen [o Unklaren] lassen▪ to \guess that... vermuten, dass...I bet you can't \guess how old she is ich wette, du kommst nicht darauf, wie alt sie ist\guess where I'm calling from rate mal, woher ich anrufe* * *[ges]1. nVermutung f, Annahme f; (= estimate) Schätzung fto have or make a guess (at sth) — (etw) raten
his guess was nearly right — er hat es fast erraten/hat es gut geschätzt
it's a good guess — gut geraten or geschätzt or getippt
it was just a lucky guess — das war nur gut geraten, das war ein Zufallstreffer m
50 people, at a guess — schätzungsweise 50 Leute
at a rough guess — grob geschätzt, über den Daumen gepeilt (inf)
my guess is that... — ich tippe darauf (inf) or schätze or vermute, dass...
your guess is as good as mine! (inf) — da kann ich auch nur raten!
2. vi1) (= surmise) ratenhow did you guess? — wie hast du das bloß erraten?; (iro) du merkst auch alles!
he's only guessing when he says they'll come — das ist eine reine Vermutung von ihm, dass sie kommen
2) (esp US= suppose)
I guess not — wohl nichthe's right, I guess — er hat wohl recht
I think he's right – I guess so — ich glaube, er hat recht – ja, das hat er wohl
that's all, I guess — das ist wohl alles, (ich) schätze, das ist alles (inf)
3. vt1) (= surmise) raten; (= surmise correctly) erraten; (= estimate) weight, numbers, amount schätzento guess sb to be 20 years old/sth to be 10 lbs —
I guessed (that) she was about 40 — ich schätzte sie auf etwa 40
you'll never guess who/what... — das errätst du nie, wer/was...
guess who! (inf) — rat mal, wer!
guess what! (inf) — stell dir vor! (inf), denk nur! (inf)
2) (esp US= suppose)
I guess we'll just have to wait and see — wir werden wohl abwarten müssen, ich schätze, wir werden abwarten müssen* * *guess [ɡes]A v/t1. (ab)schätzen:guess sb’s age at 40, guess sb to be ( oder that they are) 40 jemandes Alter oder jemanden auf 40 schätzen2. jemandes Gedanken etc erraten:guess a riddle ein Rätsel raten;guess who was here this morning rate mal, wer heute Morgen hier war3. ahnen, vermuten:I guessed how it would be ich habe mir gedacht, wie es kommen würde;I might have guessed it ich hätte es mir denken könnenthat dass)B v/i1. schätzen ( at sth etwas)2. a) ratenb) herumraten (at, about an dat):guessed wrong falsch geraten;how did you guess? wie hast du das nur erraten?, iron du merkst aber auch alles!;keep sb guessing jemanden im Unklaren oder Ungewissen lassen;guessing game Ratespiel nC s Schätzung f, Vermutung f, Mutmaßung f, Annahme f:my guess is that … ich schätze oder vermute, dass …;that’s anybody’s guess das ist reine Vermutung, das kann man nur vermuten;a) bei bloßer Schätzung,b) schätzungsweise;I’ll give you three guesses dreimal darfst du raten;a good guess gut geraten oder geschätzt;your guess is as good as mine ich kann auch nur raten;by guess schätzungsweise;a) über den Daumen (gepeilt), nach Gefühl und Wellenschlag (beide umg),b) mit mehr Glück als Verstand;make a guess raten, schätzen;* * *1. transitive verbcan you guess his weight? — schätz mal, wieviel er wiegt
guess what! — (coll.) stell dir vor!
you'd never guess that... — man würde nie vermuten, dass...
2) (esp. Amer.): (suppose)I guess — ich glaube; ich schätze (ugs.)
2. intransitive verbI guess so/not — ich glaube schon od. ja/nicht od. kaum
guess at something — etwas schätzen; (surmise) über etwas (Akk.) Vermutungen anstellen
I'm just guessing — das ist nur eine Schätzung/eine Vermutung
you've guessed right/wrong — deine Vermutung ist richtig/falsch
3. nounkeep somebody guessing — (coll.) jemanden im unklaren od. ungewissen lassen
Schätzung, diemake or have a guess — schätzen
have a guess! — rate od. schätz mal!
my guess is [that]... — ich schätze, dass...
I'll give you three guesses — (coll.) dreimal darfst du raten (ugs.)
* * *n.(§ pl.: guesses)= Mutmaßung f.Schätzung f.Vermutung f. v.erraten v.meinen v.raten v.(§ p.,pp.: riet, geraten)schätzen v.vermuten v. -
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1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) adivinar2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) suponer, imaginar
2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) suposición, conjetura; opinión, parecer- anybody's guess
guess1 nif you don't know the answer, have a guess si no sabes la respuesta, adivinaguess2 vb1. adivinar2. imaginartr[ges]1 (conjecture) conjetura; (estimate) cálculo■ have a guess! ¡a ver si adivinas!■ my guess is that they'll arrive around 8.00pm calculo que llegarán a eso de las ocho1 (gen) adivinar■ guess who I saw today! ¡adivina a quién he visto hoy!■ guess what! ¿sabes qué?■ I bet you can't guess how old I am ¿a que no adivinas cuántos años tengo?1 adivinar■ when did you guess? ¿cuándo lo adivinaste?■ we can only guess at the number of victims sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre el número de víctimas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat a guess a primera vista, al ojoat a rough guess a ojo de buen cubero... is anybody's guess vete tú a saber...to guess right acertar, adivinarto guess wrong equivocarseto keep somebody guessing tener a alguien en suspenso, tener a alguien en la incertidumbreyour guess is as good as mine ¿quién sabe?, vete tú a saberguess ['gɛs] vt1) conjecture: adivinar, conjeturarguess what happened!: ¡adivina lo que pasó!2) suppose: pensar, creer, suponerI guess so: supongo que sí3) : adivinar correctamente, acertarto guess the answer: acertar la respuestaguess vi: adivinarguess n: conjetura f, suposición fn.(§ pl.: guesses) = adivinación s.f.• adivinanza s.f.• conjetura s.f.• remusgo s.m.• suposición s.f.v.• aceptar v.• adivinar v.• barruntar v.• brujulear v.• columbrar v.• conjeturar v.• entrever v.• estimar v.• suponer v.ges
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to make a lucky guess — acertar* or (Méx) atinar(le) por or de casualidad
your guess is as good as mine — quién sabe, vete tú a saber
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a) (conjecture, estimate) adivinarguess who! — adivina quién soy, ¿a que no sabes quién soy?
guess what! — ¿sabes qué?
b) ( suppose) (esp AmE colloq) suponer*I guess so — supongo (que sí), eso creo
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vihow did you guess? — ¿cómo adivinaste? or (Esp) ¿cómo lo has adivinado?
to guess right — acertar*, adivinar, atinar(le) (Méx)
to guess wrong — equivocarse*
he kept people guessing about his plans — los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes
[ɡes]to guess AT something: we can only guess at her motives — sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos
1.N (=conjecture) conjetura f, suposición f ; (=estimate) estimación f aproximadato make/have a guess — adivinar
have a guess, I'll give you three guesses — a ver si lo adivinas
my guess is that... — yo creo que...
it's anybody's guess — ¿quién sabe?
your guess is as good as mine! — ¡vete a saber!
2. VT1) [+ answer, meaning] acertar; [+ height, weight, number] adivinarguess what! — ¡a que no lo adivinas!
guess who! — ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy!
you've guessed it! — ¡has acertado!
2) (esp US) (=suppose) creer, suponer3. VI1) (=make a guess) adivinar; (=guess correctly) acertar2) (esp US) (=suppose) suponer, creerhe's happy, I guess — supongo que está contento
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to make a lucky guess — acertar* or (Méx) atinar(le) por or de casualidad
your guess is as good as mine — quién sabe, vete tú a saber
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a) (conjecture, estimate) adivinarguess who! — adivina quién soy, ¿a que no sabes quién soy?
guess what! — ¿sabes qué?
b) ( suppose) (esp AmE colloq) suponer*I guess so — supongo (que sí), eso creo
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vihow did you guess? — ¿cómo adivinaste? or (Esp) ¿cómo lo has adivinado?
to guess right — acertar*, adivinar, atinar(le) (Méx)
to guess wrong — equivocarse*
he kept people guessing about his plans — los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes
to guess AT something: we can only guess at her motives — sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos
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1. [ges] n1. догадка; предположениеby guess - наугад [ср. тж. 2]
to give /to have, to make/ a guess - высказать предположение
to make a guess at what will happen - высказать догадку о том, что произойдёт
that's a good guess - ваше предположение верно; как вы догадались?!
I give you three guesses - можешь угадывать до трёх раз; если с трёх раз не отгадаешь - проиграл
what is your guess? - что вы предполагаете?
2. приблизительный подсчётat a guess, by guess - приблизительно, примерно, по грубому подсчёту [ср. тж. 1]
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to miss one's guess - амер. ошибиться, не отгадатьthis is anyone's guess - об этом можно только догадываться; ≅ это ещё неизвестно; кто знает?; как знать?
your guess is as good as mine - я об этом знаю столько же, сколько вы
one man's guess is as good as another's - ≅ никто ничего не знает, нельзя сказать ничего определённого; это одному богу известно
2. [ges] vto steer by guess and by God - мор. плыть наугад /наобум, как бог на душу положит/
1. 1) догадываться; предполагатьI can only guess the reasons for his conduct - я могу только догадываться о причинах его поведения
guess who did it! - догадайтесь, кто это сделал!
to keep smb. guessing - держать кого-л. в недоумении, озадачивать
that got him guessing - это его заинтриговало; он не знал, что и подумать
2) приблизительно определятьcan you guess his weight? - как вы думаете, сколько он весит?
from his appearance I should guess his age at 40 - судя по внешности, ему лет сорок
can't you even guess at his age? - разве вы не можете хотя бы примерно определить его возраст?
I guess him to be twenty five - на мой взгляд, ему лет двадцать пять
2. 1) угадывать, отгадыватьto guess what smb. is thinking - угадать чьи-л. мысли
to guess right [wrong] - угадать правильно [неправильно]
2) понимать, заключатьto guess smth. from smb.'s manner - понять что-л. по чьему-л. поведению
3. амер. разг. думать, считать, полагатьI guess it's going to rain - мне кажется, сейчас пойдёт дождь
I guess we shall see him soon - думаю, что мы скоро увидим его
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[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) ugibati2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) misliti2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) domneva- anybody's guess* * *I [ges]intransitive verb & transitive verbugibati; (at) ceniti; archaic American misliti, domnevati, biti prepričanto keep s.o. guessing — pustiti koga v negotovostiII [ges]noundomneva, ugibanje; zadetekat a guess, by guess — na oko, približnoto make a guess at s.th. — oceniti kaj -
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ɡes 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) gjette (seg til), anta2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) gå ut fra, anta2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) antakelse, formodning- anybody's guessspekulasjonIsubst. \/ɡes\/1) gjetning, antakelse2) teorianybody's guess eller anyone's guess umulig å si, (bare) gudene vetja, si deta random guess ( overført) et skudd i blindeat a (rough) guess eller by (way of) a guess anslagsvis, skjønnsmessig, etter skjønngive\/have\/make a guess gjette på noe, gjetteone man's guess is as good as another's ingen kan vite det med sikkerhet, det blir ren gjetningrough guess ren gjetningyour guess is as good as mine jeg har ikke peiling, jeg vet ikke noe mer om dette enn degIIverb \/ɡes\/1) gjette, tippe2) tro, anta, regne medguess at something gjette på noeguess what vet du hva, har du hørt at, hør herkeep somebody guessing holde noen på pinebenken -
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1. n догадка; предположениеto make a guess at what will happen — высказать догадку о том, что произойдёт
2. n приблизительный подсчётat a guess, by guess — приблизительно, примерно, по грубому подсчёту
3. v догадываться; предполагатьguess who did it! — догадайтесь, кто это сделал!
4. v приблизительно определятьcan you guess his weight? — как вы думаете, сколько он весит?
5. v угадывать, отгадывать6. v понимать, заключать7. v амер. разг. думать, считать, полагатьI guess we shall see him soon — думаю, что мы скоро увидим его
Синонимический ряд:1. conjecture (noun) assumption; conjecture; estimation; hypothesis; idea; inference; notion; opinion; postulate; presumption; presupposition; speculation; supposition; surmise; theory2. forecast (noun) forecast; prediction; prophecy3. believe (verb) believe; imagine; suggest; venture4. conjecture (verb) assume; conjecture; infer; presume; pretend; suppose; surmise; suspect; think5. forecast (verb) forecast; prophesy6. predict (verb) call; predictАнтонимический ряд:certainty; fact; know -
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1. гадая, мъча се да отгатна/позная (at), отгатвам, налучквам, досещам се
предполагам (by, from)
I can't even GUESS at what you mean никак не мога да се сетя какво искаш да кажеш
to GUESS right отгатвам, познавам
to GUESS wrong не отгатвам, не познавам
to keep someone GUESSing разг. държа някого в неизвестност
2. ам. мисля, смятам, считам, струва ми се
I GUESSed as much така си и мислех* * *{ges} v 1. гадая, мъча се да отгатна/позная (at); отгатвам, нал* * *съобразявам; считам; отгатвам; предположение; предполагам; гадая; разгадавам; догадка; догаждам се; досещам се; конектура; налучквам;* * *1. i can't even guess at what you mean никак не мога да се сетя какво искаш да кажеш 2. i guessed as much така си и мислех 3. to guess right отгатвам, познавам 4. to guess wrong не отгатвам, не познавам 5. to keep someone guessing разг. държа някого в неизвестност 6. ам. мисля, смятам, считам, струва ми се 7. гадая, мъча се да отгатна/позная (at), отгатвам, налучквам, досещам се 8. предполагам (by, from)* * *guess [ges] I. v 1. гадая, мъча се да отгатна, налучквам (at); предполагам (by, from); to keep s.o. \guessing държа някого в неизвестност (напрежение); 2. отгатвам, налучквам, досещам се, познавам; to \guess a riddle отгатвам гатанка; to \guess a person's age познавам на колко години е някой; to \guess right ( wrong) (не) отгатвам, (не) познавам; I \guessed as much така си и мислех; 3. ам. мисля, смятам, считам, струва ми се; II. n (приблизителна) сметка; предположение, догадка; round \guess приблизителна сметка, изчисление; shrewd \guess правдоподобно предположение; it is anyone's \guess никой не може да каже; to make a \guess изказвам предположение; to miss o.'s \guess лъжа се, излъгвам се, не познавам; I give you three \guesses давам ти право да познаеш до три пъти; one man's \guess is as good as another's всеки може да мисли, каквото си ще; you have another \guess coming разг. грешите. -
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[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) adivinhar2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) achar2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) opinião- anybody's guess* * *[ges] n suposição, conjetura, "chute". • vt+vi 1 adivinhar, estimar, conjeturar, "chutar". 2 solucionar, resolver, adivinhar (uma charada) por conjetura. 3 supor, crer, pensar. by guess a esmo. to make a guess at the purpose adivinhar a intenção. you’ve got another guess coming Amer coll nada disso, você está enganado. -
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/ges/ * danh từ - sự đoán, sự ước chừng =to make a guess+ đoán =it's anybody's guess+ chỉ là sự phỏng đoán của mỗi người =at a guess; by guess+ đoán chừng hú hoạ * động từ - đoán, phỏng đoán, ước chừng =can you guess my weight (how much I weigh, what my weight is)?+ anh có đoán được tôi cân nặng bao nhiêu không? =to guess right (wrong)+ đoán đúng (sai) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) nghĩ, chắc rằng =I guess it's going to rain+ tôi chắc rằng trời sắp mưa -
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A n supposition f, conjecture f ; to have ou make ou take a guess essayer de deviner ; to have ou make ou take a guess at sth essayer de deviner qch ; my guess is that they will lose à mon avis ils vont perdre ; at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30 au hasard je dirais qu'il a 30 ans environ ; there are, at a guess, ten families living in that building il doit y avoir approximativement une dizaine de familles habitant cet immeuble ; I'll give you three guesses! devine un peu! ; that was a good guess! tu as deviné juste! ; ‘how did you know?’-‘just a lucky guess!’ ‘comment est-ce que tu l'as su?’-‘c'est le hasard’ ; to make a wild guess deviner au hasard ; your guess is as good as mine je n'en sais pas plus que toi ; it's anybody's guess! les paris sont ouverts! ; what will happen now is anybody's guess Dieu seul sait ce qui va arriver maintenant.B vtr1 ( intuit) deviner [answer, reason, name, identity] ; deviner, estimer [length, width] ; to guess that conjecturer que, supposer que ; to guess sb's age ( correctly) deviner l'âge de qn ; ( make estimate) donner un âge à qn ; I should guess him to be about 30 je lui donnerais 30 ans environ ; I guessed the time to be about one o'clock il me semblait qu'il devait être environ une heure ; she had guessed what I was thinking elle avait deviné mes pensées ; you'll never guess what has happened! tu ne devineras jamais ce qui vient d'arriver! ; I guessed as much! je m'en doutais! ; guess what! I've won a prize! tu sais quoi ○ ! j'ai gagné un prix! ; guess who! devine qui c'est! ;2 US ( suppose) supposer ; (believe, think) penser, croire ; I guess (that) what he says is true je suppose que ce qu'il dit est vrai ; I guess (that) I must be going now il faut que je m'en aille maintenant ; ‘he's right, you know’-‘I guess so’ ‘il a raison, tu sais’-‘oui, je suppose’ ; ‘you can't be sure’-‘I guess not’ ‘tu ne peux pas être sûr’-‘non, effectivement’.C vi1 deviner ; to guess at faire des suppositions or des conjectures quant à [plans, outcome] ; to guess right deviner juste ; to guess wrong se tromper ; you're just guessing! tu ne fais que deviner! ; you'll never guess! tu ne devineras jamais! ; I couldn't begin to guess je n'en ai pas la moindre idée ; to keep sb guessing laisser qn dans le doute.
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Guess — Guess, v. i. To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; with at, about, etc. [1913 Webster] This is the place, as well as I may guess. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guess — guess1 [ ges ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it: a contest to guess the weight of the pig guess what/who/how etc.: Would anyone like to guess what this object is? guess at … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
guess — guess1 W3S1 [ges] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure whether you will be correct ▪ I d say he s around 50, but I m only guessing.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
guess — I UK [ɡes] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms guess : present tense I/you/we/they guess he/she/it guesses present participle guessing past tense guessed past participle guessed *** a) to say or decide what you think is true, without… … English dictionary
guess — 1 /ges/ verb 1 WITHOUT BEING SURE (I, T) to try to answer a question or make a judgment about something without having all the necessary facts, so that you are not sure whether you are correct: I d say he s around 50, but I m only guessing. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
guess*/*/ — [ges] verb [I/T] I 1) to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it a competition to guess the weight of the pig[/ex] Whoever guesses correctly will win two tickets to the show.[/ex] Would anyone like to guess what this… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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guess — I. verb Etymology: Middle English gessen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian & Swedish gissa to guess, Middle Dutch gissen, gessen, Old Norse geta to get, guess more at get Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to form an opinion… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Guess — (g[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guessing}.] [OE. gessen; akin to Dan. gisse, Sw. gissa, Icel. gizha, D. gissen: cf. Dan. giette to guess, Icel. geta to get, to guess. Probably originally, to try to get, and akin to E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English