Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 wahr oder existiert
, 🇪🇸 verdadero o existe;
, 🇮🇹 vero o esiste;
, 🇵🇹 Suspeitar, pensar que algo é verdadeiro ou existe.
, 🇨🇳 怀疑
, 🇯🇵 (何かを)疑う、推測する
, 🇰🇷 의심하다
, 🇸🇦 صحيح أو موجود؛
, 🇮🇳 सत्य है या मौजूद है
Definition
🇫🇷 vrai ou existe; soupçon
🇬🇧 true or exists;
Usage Examples
- Je soupçonne qu'il a oublié notre rendez‑vous.
- Elle soupçonne qu'il y a une fuite d'eau dans la cuisine.
- On soupçonne qu'ils ont pris le poste sans l'autorisation.
Etymology
**Soupçonner** derives from the noun **soupçon**, a diminutive of French *soupe* “soup”, which itself comes from Latin *suppō* “to drink with water” (the sense of a small quantity). The verb was formed by adding the suffix **‑er** to the noun, originally meaning “to take a little amount” and later evolving figuratively to “to suspect or to have a slight doubt”.
Synonyms
suspecter
douter
envisager
se méfier
présumer
supposer
Antonyms
confirmer
s'assurer
prouver
affirmer
garantir