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1 doubtful
doubtful [ˈdaʊtfʊl]a. ( = unconvinced) peu convaincu• to be doubtful about sb/sth avoir des doutes sur qn/qch• he was doubtful whether... il doutait que... + subjb. ( = questionable) douteux• it is doubtful that... il est douteux que... + subj* * *['daʊtfl]1) ( unsure) incertainit is doubtful if ou that ou whether — il n'est pas certain que (+ subj)
to be doubtful about ou as to — être peu convaincu par [idea, explanation, plan]; avoir des doutes sur [job, object, purchase]
2) ( questionable) [character, past, activity, taste] douteux/-euse -
2 doubtful
doubtful ['daʊtfʊl](a) (unlikely) improbable, douteux(b) (uncertain → person) incertain, indécis;∎ to be doubtful of or about sth avoir des doutes sur qch;∎ I'm doubtful about his chances je doute de ou j'ai des doutes sur ses chances;∎ we're doubtful about accepting nous hésitons à accepter;∎ it's doubtful whether they're really serious il est douteux qu'ils soient vraiment sérieux, on ne sait pas s'ils sont vraiment sérieux;∎ she looked doubtful elle avait l'air peu convaincu(c) (questionable → answer, results) douteux, discutable∎ a joke in doubtful taste une plaisanterie d'un goût douteux►► Finance doubtful debt client m douteux, créance f douteuse;doubtful loan prêt m douteux -
3 doubtful
B adj1 ( unsure) [person, expression] incertain, sceptique ; [future, weather, argument, evidence, result] incertain ; [benefit] douteux/-euse, incertain ; it is doubtful if ou that ou whether il n'est pas certain que (+ subj) ; I am doubtful that ou whether je doute que (+ subj) ; to be doubtful about doing hésiter à faire ; to be doubtful about ou as to être peu convaincu par [idea, explanation, plan] ; avoir des doutes sur [job, object, purchase] ; she was doubtful about this elle était peu convaincue ; I am doubtful as to his suitability for the job je ne suis pas convaincu qu'il convienne pour ce poste ; to be doubtful [person] avoir des doutes ;2 ( questionable) [character, past, activity, taste] douteux/-euse. -
4 questionable
questionable ['kwestʃənəbəl](a) (doubtful) contestable, douteux;∎ his involvement in the affair is questionable sa participation dans cette affaire reste à démontrer ou à prouver;∎ it is questionable whether she knew rien ne prouve qu'elle était au courant;∎ this is the most democratic country - that's very questionable c'est le pays le plus démocratique - c'est très discutable(c) (strange → taste, style) douteuxUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > questionable
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