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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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