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1 doubting
doubting ['daʊtɪŋ]sceptique, incrédule►► doubting Thomas Thomas m l'incrédule;∎ don't be such a doubting Thomas ne fais pas l'incrédule, ne fais pas comme saint Thomas -
2 doubting Thomas
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3 scepticism
['-sizəm]noun (a doubting or questioning attitude: I regard his theories with scepticism.) scepticisme -
4 doubt
doubt [daʊt]1 noun(a) (uncertainty → about fact) doute m, incertitude f;∎ there is now considerable doubt about the convictions on a maintenant de sérieux doutes au sujet des condamnations;∎ beyond all reasonable doubt à n'en pas douter, sans le moindre doute;∎ to raise doubts in sb's mind soulever des doutes dans l'esprit de qn;∎ the whole thing raised doubts about his abilities toute cette affaire a mis ses capacités en question;∎ to cast doubt on sth mettre en doute ou jeter le doute sur qch;∎ the report casts doubt on the police evidence les auteurs du rapport émettent des doutes sur les preuves fournies par la police;∎ her honesty is in doubt or open to doubt (generally) on a des doutes sur son honnêteté, son honnêteté est sujette à caution; (this time) son honnêteté est mise en doute;∎ we are in no doubt as to his competence nous n'avons aucun doute sur ses compétences;∎ the future of the company is in some doubt l'avenir de l'entreprise est incertain;∎ if or when in doubt s'il y a un doute, en cas de doute;∎ when in doubt, do nothing dans le doute, abstiens-toi;∎ there is some doubt as to whether they paid on n'est pas certain qu'ils aient payé;∎ there is no doubt about it cela ne fait pas de doute;∎ there's no doubt (but) that it will be a difficult journey il n'y a pas de doute que le voyage sera pénible;∎ no doubt sans doute;∎ he'll no doubt be late il sera sûrement en retard;∎ there is room for doubt il est permis de douter;∎ without (any) doubt sans aucun ou le moindre doute(b) (feeling of distrust) doute m;∎ I have my doubts about him j'ai des doutes sur lui ou à son sujet;∎ she has her doubts (about) whether it's true elle doute que cela soit vrai;∎ I have no doubt or doubts about it je n'en doute pas∎ I doubt (whether) she'll be there je doute qu'elle soit là;∎ she'll be there - I don't doubt it elle sera là - je n'en doute pas ou j'en suis certain;∎ I doubt it j'en doute;∎ I never once doubted that they would succeed je n'ai pas douté une seule fois qu'ils réussiraient;∎ I doubt if it makes him happy je doute que cela le rende heureux(b) (distrust) douter de;∎ there was no doubting their sincerity on ne pouvait pas mettre en doute leur sincérité;∎ she began to doubt the evidence of her own eyes elle n'en croyait pas ses yeux(have doubts) douter, avoir des doutes -
5 keenness
keenness ['ki:nnɪs](a) (enthusiasm) enthousiasme m, empressement m, ardeur f;∎ there's no doubting her keenness to help son empressement à rendre service ne fait aucun doute(b) (of senses) acuité f, finesse f;∎ keenness of eye acuité f visuelle;∎ keenness of mind perspicacité f, finesse f(c) (intensity, fierceness) intensité f, âpreté f(d) (of blade, knife) tranchant m
См. также в других словарях:
doubting — doubting; un·doubting; … English syllables
Doubting — Doubt ing, a. That is uncertain; that distrusts or hesitates; having doubts. {Doubt ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doubting — I adjective cynical, disbelieving, disputable, distrustful, doubtful, dubious, hesitant, inconvincible, incredulous, indecisive, irresolute, jealous, leery, misbelieving, mistrustful, mistrusting, questioning, skeptical, suspicious, uncertain,… … Law dictionary
Doubting — Doubt Doubt (dout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doubted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doubting}.] [OE. duten, douten, OF. duter, doter, douter, F. douter, fr. L. dubitare; akin to dubius doubtful. See {Dubious}.] 1. To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doubting — doubt ► NOUN ▪ a feeling of uncertainty. ► VERB 1) feel uncertain about. 2) question the truth of. ● no doubt Cf. ↑no doubt DERIVATIVES doubter … English terms dictionary
doubting thomas — A Doubting Thomas is someone who only believes what they see themselves, not what they are told … The small dictionary of idiomes
doubting Thomas — [n] skeptic disbeliever, doubter, questioner, unbeliever; concepts 361,423 … New thesaurus
doubting Thomas — ► NOUN ▪ a person who refuses to believe something without proof. ORIGIN with biblical allusion to the apostle Thomas (Gospel of John, Chapter 20) … English terms dictionary
doubting Thomas — n. [after the Apostle THOMAS1] a person who habitually doubts; chronic skeptic … English World dictionary
Doubting Thomas (band) — For other uses, see Doubting Thomas (disambiguation). Doubting Thomas Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Genres Industrial Years active 1987–1994 ? … Wikipedia
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