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1 ♦ doubt
♦ doubt /daʊt/n. [cu]dubbio: I have no doubt about his honesty, non ho dubbi sulla sua onestà; I still have my doubts ( about it), ho sempre i miei dubbi (su ciò); There is some doubt as to the outcome, ci sono alcuni dubbi riguardo l'esito; There are grave doubts about the future of this species, ci sono seri dubbi sul futuro di questa specie; to raise (o to express) doubts, sollevare (o esprimere) dei dubbi; to cast (o to throw) doubt on st., mettere in dubbio qc., far dubitare di qc.; to entertain a doubt, avere un dubbio; to be assailed by a doubt, essere assaliti da un dubbio; grave doubts, gravi (o seri) dubbi; Doubts remain as to her intentions, rimangono dei dubbi quanto alle sue intenzioni● beyond ( any) doubt, fuori di (ogni) dubbio; senza (alcun) dubbio □ (fam.) beyond reasonable doubt, oltre ogni ragionevole dubbio: to prove st. beyond any reasonable doubt, provare qc. oltre ogni ragionevole dubbio □ if (o when) in doubt, in caso di dubbio: If in doubt, check with a superior, in caso di dubbio, verificare con un superiore □ ( di esito) to be in doubt, essere dubbio (o incerto): The result is still in doubt, il risultato è ancora dubbio; His success is in doubt, la sua riuscita è in dubbio □ to be left in no doubt about st., non avere dubbi riguardo qc. □ to have no doubt that…, non aver dubbi che…; esser certo che… □ to be open to doubt, essere in dubbio: It is open to doubt whether they will be able to form a government, è in dubbio che riescano a formare un governo □ to give sb. the benefit of the doubt, concedere a q. il beneficio del dubbio □ no doubt, senza dubbio, indubbiamente: No doubt they'll come when they're ready, senza dubbio, verranno quando saranno pronti; No doubt he is very charming, but is he honest?; indubbiamente, è molto affascinante, ma sarà onesto? □ no doubt about it, non c'è dubbio: They'll get married, non doubt about it, si sposeranno, non c'è dubbio □ there is no (o little) doubt that…, non c'è dubbio che… □ without (a) doubt (o without a shadow of a doubt), senza dubbio, senza ombra di dubbio.♦ (to) doubt /daʊt/v. t.dubitare di; mettere in dubbio: I doubt it, ne dubito; Do you doubt my word?, metti in dubbio la mia parola?; I never doubted him for an instant, non ho dubitato di lui neanche per un attimo; I doubt the truth of this story, ho dei dubbi sulla verità di questa storia; No one doubts his ability, nessuno dubita delle sue capacità; I don't doubt that he will be able to pay, non dubito che sarà in grado di pagare; I doubt he'll come, dubito che venga; I doubt if they'll believe you, dubito che ti crederanno● (scherz.) a Doubting Thomas, un incredulo, uno scettico.
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