Signification de believe En anglais

• 0 to be sure sth is true

  • The police didn’t believe the story. Les policiers n’ont pas cru cette histoire.

  • Do you believe her? Tu la crois ?

  • Jamie believed that his dad would come back. Jamie pensait que son père reviendrait.

  • It’s hard to believe we’re going to China. C’est difficile de croire que nous allons en Chine.

• 1 to think sth is true, but not be completely sure

  • I believe that it was last week. Je pense que c’était la semaine dernière.

  • a giant squid believed to be 80 feet long un calmar géant d’une longueur présumée de 2,40 mètres

• 2 to have religious faith

  • Do you believe? Est-ce que tu as la foi ?

• 3 implies shock or surprise

  • We couldn’t believe how different he was. Nous ne pouvions pas croire combien il avait changé.

  • I don’t believe it – how did you get here? Je n’y crois pas ; comment en es-tu arrivé là ?

• 4 indicates what you will say is surprising

  • Believe it or not, they haven’t won one game. C’est incroyable mais il n’ont pas gagné un seul match.

• 5 to regard (something) as true

  • I believe his story.

• 6 to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true

  • I believe you.

• 7 to think (that)

  • I believe he’s ill.