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1 convinced
convinced [kən'vɪnst]convaincu;∎ to be convinced of sth être convaincu de qch;∎ to be convinced (that)… être convaincu que… + indicative -
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3 to be convinced beyond reasonable doubt
Jur. avoir l'intime conviction queEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to be convinced beyond reasonable doubt
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4 convince
convince [kənˈvɪns]* * *[kən'vɪns] 1.transitive verb1) ( gain credibility of) convaincre [person, jury, reader] (of de; that que; about au sujet de)2.convinced — convaincu, persuadé
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6 convince
[kən'vins](to persuade (a person) that something is true: Her smile convinced me that she was happy; She is convinced of his innocence.) convaincre -
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believe [bɪ'li:v](a) (consider as real or true) croire;∎ don't believe a word she says ne croyez pas un mot de ce qu'elle dit;∎ I don't believe a word of it je n'en crois rien ou pas un mot;∎ don't you believe it! détrompe-toi!;∎ he's getting married! - I don't believe it! il va se marier! - c'est pas vrai!;∎ she's fifty, would you believe it! elle a cinquante ans, figure-toi!;∎ he couldn't believe his ears/his eyes il n'en croyait pas ses oreilles/ses yeux;∎ and, believe it or not, she left et, crois-le si tu veux, elle est partie;∎ I can well believe it je suis prêt à le croire, je veux bien le croire;∎ it has to be seen to be believed il faut le voir pour le croire(b) (accept statement or opinion of) croire;∎ if she is to be believed, she was born a duchess à l'en croire, elle est duchesse;∎ and believe (you) me, I know what I'm talking about! et croyez-moi, je sais de quoi je parle!;∎ familiar you'd better believe it! bien sûr que oui!(c) (hold as opinion, suppose) croire;∎ I believe he left je crois qu'il est parti;∎ I don't believe we've met je ne crois pas que nous nous connaissions;∎ I believe I've taken a wrong turning je crois que je me suis trompé de route ou que j'ai pris la mauvaise route;∎ Law the jury believes him (to be) guilty le jury le croit coupable;∎ I don't know what to believe je ne sais que croire, je ne sais pas à quoi m'en tenir;∎ it is widely believed that the prisoners have been killed on pense généralement que les prisonniers ont été tués;∎ she is, I believe, our greatest novelist elle est, je crois ou à mon avis, notre meilleure romancière;∎ we have every reason to believe he's telling the truth nous avons tout lieu de croire qu'il dit la vérité;∎ he'd have her believe it's an antique il voudrait lui faire croire que c'est un objet d'époque;∎ I believe not je crois que non, je ne crois pas;∎ I believe so je crois que oui, je crois;∎ I wouldn't have believed it of him je n'aurais pas cru cela de lui(have religious faith) être croyant, avoir la foi∎ to believe in miracles/in God croire aux miracles/en Dieu∎ I believe in free enterprise je crois à la libre entreprise;∎ they believe in their president ils ont confiance en ou font confiance à ou croient en leur président;∎ he believes in giving the public greater access to information il est d'avis qu'il faut donner au public un plus grand accès à l'information;∎ I don't believe in making promises je ne fais jamais de promesses -
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sure [ʃʊə(r)](a) (convinced, positive) sûr, certain;∎ are you sure of the facts? êtes-vous sûr ou certain des faits?;∎ I'm not sure you're right je ne suis pas sûr ou certain que vous ayez raison;∎ I'm not sure when they're coming/what he wants je ne sais pas au juste quand ils doivent venir/ce qu'il veut;∎ I'm sure of it j'en suis sûr ou certain;∎ I can't be sure, but I think it was 2 o'clock je n'en suis pas tout à fait sûr, mais je pense qu'il était 2 heures;∎ are you quite sure he hasn't left yet? êtes-vous bien sûr qu'il n'est pas encore parti?;∎ he's not sure whether he's going to come or not il n'est pas sûr de venir;∎ she isn't sure of or about her feelings for him elle n'est pas sûre de ses sentiments pour lui;∎ you seem convinced, but I'm not so sure tu sembles convaincu, mais moi j'ai des doutes;∎ I wouldn't be so sure about that! ça, ça m'étonnerait!;∎ he'll win, I'm sure il gagnera, j'en suis sûr;∎ I'm sure I've been here before je suis sûr d'être déjà venu ici;∎ she's sure she didn't receive your letter elle est sûre de ne pas avoir reçu ta lettre;∎ what makes you so sure?, how can you be so sure? qu'est-ce qui te fait dire ça?;∎ I don't know, I'm sure ma foi, je ne sais pas(b) (confident, assured) sûr;∎ is he someone we can be sure of? est-ce quelqu'un de sûr?;∎ you can be sure of good service in this restaurant dans ce restaurant, vous êtes sûr d'être bien servi;∎ to be sure of oneself être sûr de soi, avoir confiance en soi(c) (definite, certain) sûr, certain;∎ one thing is sure, he won't be back in a hurry! une chose est sûre ou certaine, il ne va pas revenir de sitôt!;∎ we're sure to meet again nous nous reverrons sûrement;∎ she's sure to be here soon elle va sûrement arriver bientôt;∎ they're sure to get caught ils vont sûrement se faire prendre;∎ the play is sure to be a success la pièce va certainement avoir du succès;∎ it's a sure thing c'est dans la poche;∎ be sure to be on time tomorrow il faut que vous soyez à l'heure demain;∎ be sure to go to bed early il faut que tu te couches tôt;∎ be sure not to lose it, be sure that you don't lose it prenez garde de ne pas le perdre;∎ we made sure that no one was listening nous nous sommes assurés ou nous avons vérifié que personne n'écoutait;∎ I'll just go and make sure je vais vérifier;∎ it is his job to make sure that everyone is satisfied c'est lui qui veille à ce que tout le monde soit satisfait;∎ make sure you don't lose your ticket prends garde à ne pas perdre ton billet;∎ make sure you've turned off the gas vérifie que tu as éteint le gaz(d) (firm, steady) sûr;∎ with a sure hand d'une main sûre;∎ figurative a sure grasp of the subject des connaissances solides en la matière∎ there is only one sure way of doing it il n'y a qu'un moyen sûr de le faire;∎ work is a sure remedy for boredom le travail est un remède sûr contre l'ennui;∎ insomnia is a sure sign of depression l'insomnie est un signe incontestable de dépression;∎ it's a sure bet he'll be late il y a tout à parier qu'il sera en retard2 adverb∎ can I borrow your car? - sure (you can)! (est-ce que) je peux emprunter ta voiture? - bien sûr (que oui)!∎ he sure is ugly il est drôlement laid;∎ she sure can cook! elle cuisine drôlement bien!;∎ it sure was difficult c'était vraiment ou bien difficile;∎ are you hungry? - I sure am! as-tu faim? - plutôt! ou et comment!;∎ I sure as hell do object! et comment que je proteste!∎ (as) sure as aussi sûr que;∎ as sure as my name is Jones aussi sûr que je m'appelle Jones;∎ as sure as I'm standing here (today), as sure as fate, as sure as eggs are or familiar is eggs aussi sûr que deux et deux font quatre∎ sure, he's a terrible liar c'est un grand menteur□ ;∎ sure, he doesn't know anything il n'y connaît rien□∎ sure! de rien!□, il n'y a pas de quoi!□∎ I'll give it to you tomorrow for sure je te le donnerai demain sans faute;∎ one thing is for sure, I'm not staying here! une chose est sûre, je ne reste pas ici!;∎ she won't come, that's for sure elle ne viendra pas, c'est certain;∎ I think he's single but I can't say for sure je crois qu'il est célibataire, mais je ne peux pas l'affirmereffectivement, en effet;∎ she said she'd ring and sure enough she did elle a dit qu'elle appellerait, et c'est ce qu'elle a fait;∎ no, it's whisky sure enough non, c'est bien du whisky∎ to be sure, his offer is well-intentioned certes, son offre est bien intentionnée -
9 entirely
entirely [ɪnˈtaɪəlɪ][change, depend on, devote to] entièrement ; [satisfied, clear, possible, happy, convinced] tout à fait ; [new] totalement* * *[ɪn'taɪəlɪ]adverb [destroy, escape] entièrement; [reject] totalement; [innocent, different, unnecessary] complètement -
10 firmly
firmly [ˈfɜ:mlɪ]* * *['fɜːmlɪ]1) ( with authority) [say, answer, state] d'un ton fermetell him firmly but politely... — dis-lui fermement mais poliment...
to deal firmly with somebody/something — traiter quelqu'un/quelque chose avec fermeté
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12 wholly
wholly [ˈhəʊlɪ][unacceptable, unreliable] totalement ; [approve] entièrement* * *['həʊllɪ]adverb entièrement, tout à fait -
13 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) cacher (qqch. à qqn)2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) retenir3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) retarder -
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1 [say, answer, state] d'une voix ferme, d'un ton ferme ; tell him firmly but politely… dis-lui fermement mais poliment… ; to deal firmly with sb/sth traiter qn/qch avec fermeté ;2 [believe, deny, be committed, be convinced, reject, resist] fermement ; firmly held beliefs de fermes convictions ;3 [clasp, grip, hold, push, press] fermement ; [attach, fasten, tie] solidement ; to be firmly rooted/embedded in sth fig être solidement enraciné/ancré dans qch ; we have it firmly under control nous l'avons bien en main ; she keeps her feet firmly on the ground elle a les pieds sur terre. -
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1 ( certainly) en effet, effectivement ; it is indeed likely that il est en effet or effectivement probable que ; there had indeed been a plot il y avait effectivement eu un complot ; ‘it's unfair’-‘indeed!’ ‘c'est injuste’-‘en effet!’ ; ‘are you interested?’-‘indeed I am!’ ou ‘yes indeed!’ ‘ça t'intéresse?’-‘bien sûr que oui!’ ; ‘can you see it from there?’-‘indeed you can’ ou ‘you can indeed’ ‘est-ce qu'on peut le voir de là?’-‘bien sûr que oui’ ; ‘he's not coming, is he?’-‘indeed he is!’ ‘lui, il ne vient pas?’-‘bien sûr que si!’ ; ‘did she really leave him?’-‘she did indeed!’ ‘est-ce qu'elle l'a vraiment laissé tomber?’-‘oui!’ ;2 ( in fact) en fait ; it won't harm them-indeed it might be to their advantage cela ne leur nuira pas-en fait cela peut tourner à leur avantage ; he was a colleague, indeed a friend c'était un collègue et en fait or et même un ami ; she is polite, indeed charming elle est polie et même charmante ; I feel, indeed I am convinced, that je pense, je suis même convaincu que ; if indeed that is what consumers want si c'est vraiment ce que veulent les consommateurs ;3 ( for emphasis) vraiment ; very clever/traditional indeed vraiment très intelligent/traditionnel ; it was very hot indeed il faisait vraiment très chaud ; I was very sad indeed to hear j'ai été vraiment attristé d'apprendre ; that's very good news indeed ce sont vraiment de bonnes nouvelles ; to know very little indeed about sth savoir vraiment très peu sur qch ; that was praise indeed coming from him! venant de lui c'était vraiment un compliment! ; we are very grateful indeed for… nous sommes profondément reconnaissants de… ; thank you very much indeed merci mille fois ;4 iron (expressing surprise, disbelief) ‘he knows you’-‘does he indeed?’ ‘il te connaît’-‘ah bon?’, ‘vraiment?’ ; a bargain indeed! it's a rip-off ○ ! tu parles d'une affaire! c'est de l'arnaque ◑ ! ; ‘why did she do it?’-‘why indeed?’ ‘pourquoi est-ce qu'elle l'a fait?’-‘ça je me le demande’, ‘ça c'est une bonne question’. -
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pushover ○ n1 (easy to do, beat) jeu m d'enfant ; the team were no pushover battre cette équipe n'a pas été un jeu d'enfant ;2 ( easily convinced) to be a pushover être facile à convaincre. -
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1 ( pleased) satisfait (with, about de) ; a satisfied customer un client satisfait ; if you are not completely satisfied Comm si vous n'êtes pas entièrement satisfait ; not satisfied with winning the match, they went on to win the cup non contents de gagner le match, ils ont aussi remporté la coupe ; now are you satisfied? ( said angrily) tu es content maintenant? ;2 ( convinced) convaincu (by par) ; to be satisfied that être convaincu que. -
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19 convince
convince [kən'vɪns]convaincre, persuader;∎ to allow oneself to be convinced se laisser convaincre;∎ his arguments don't convince me ses arguments ne me convainquent pas;∎ to convince sb of sth convaincre ou persuader qn de qch;∎ to convince sb to do sth convaincre ou persuader qn de faire qch -
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inwardly ['ɪnwədlɪ](pleased, disgusted) secrètement;∎ she said nothing but was inwardly rejoicing elle n'a rien dit mais elle se réjouissait secrètement;∎ he smiled inwardly il sourit intérieurement;∎ inwardly I was still convinced that I was right en mon for intérieur, j'étais toujours convaincu d'avoir raison;∎ we all groaned inwardly at the thought à cette idée nous avons tous réprimé un mouvement d'humeur
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См. также в других словарях:
convinced — convinced; un·convinced; … English syllables
convinced — index affirmative, categorical, certain (positive), definite, indubious, inexorable, positive (co … Law dictionary
convinced — con|vinced [kənˈvınst] adj 1.) [not before noun] feeling certain that something is true ▪ Molly agreed, but she did not sound very convinced. be convinced (that) ▪ I was convinced that we were doing the right thing. convinced of ▪ Researchers are … Dictionary of contemporary English
convinced — adjective 1 be convinced to feel certain that something is true: Molly agreed, but she did not sound very convinced. | I was convinced that we were doing the right thing. | convinced of sth: We are all convinced of his innocence. | convinced… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
convinced — adj. 1) absolutely, completely, firmly, thoroughly convinced 2) convinced that + clause (we are convinced that our project will succeed) * * * [kən vɪnst] completely firmly thoroughly convinced absolutely convinced that + clause (we are convinced … Combinatory dictionary
convinced — con|vinced [ kən vınst ] adjective * certain that something is true: Despite all my father s arguments, I still wasn t convinced. convinced (that): I am not completely convinced he understood the gravity of the situation. convinced of: Millions… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
convinced — [[t]kənvɪ̱nst[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ that, ADJ of n If you are convinced that something is true, you feel sure that it is true. He was convinced that I was part of the problem... He became convinced of the need for cheap editions… … English dictionary
convinced */ — UK [kənˈvɪnst] / US adjective certain that something is true Despite all my father s arguments, I still wasn t convinced. convinced (that): I am not completely convinced he understood the gravity of the situation. convinced of: Millions of… … English dictionary
convinced — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ She became convinced that something was wrong. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
convinced — adjective 1. persuaded of; very sure (Freq. 10) were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join I am positive he is lying was confident he would win • Syn: ↑positive, ↑confident • … Useful english dictionary
Convinced — Convince Con*vince , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convinced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convincing}.] [L. convincere, victum, to refute, prove; con + vincere to conquer. See {Victor}, and cf. {Convict}.] 1. To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English