believe in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.believe [Brit bɪˈliːv, Am bəˈliv] VB trans

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1. believe (accept as true):

believe evidence, statement, fact, person
croire
believe (you) me!
croyez-moi!
believe it or not
croyez-le ou pas
would you believe it?
le croiriez-vous?
I'll believe it when I see it
je le croirai quand je le verrai
it has to be seen to be believed
il faut le voir pour le croire
I can't believe (that) he did that
je n'arrive pas à croire qu'il ait fait cela
I can believe that of her!
ça ne m'étonne pas d'elle!
don't you believe it!
n'en croyez rien!
I don't believe you!
ce n'est pas vrai!
I can well believe it
je suis prêt à le croire
I don't believe a word of it!
je n'en crois pas un mot!
if he's to be believed
à l'en croire
I'll believe you, thousands wouldn't
je te crois, mais je dois bien être le seul
I can't believe my luck!
je n'arrive pas à le croire!
she could hardly or scarcely believe her eyes
elle en croyait à peine ses yeux

2. believe (think, be of the opinion):

believe
croire, estimer
I believe (that) she is right, I believe her to be right
je crois or j'estime qu'elle a raison
Mr Smith, I believe?
M. Smith, je crois?
it is believed that …
on croit or estime que …
he is believed to be dead
on le croit mort
she is believed to be a spy
on pense que c'est une espionne
to believe sth to be true/false
croire or estimer que qc est vrai/faux
he believes himself to be really clever
il se croit vraiment intelligent
to have reason to believe that …
avoir des raisons de croire que …
I have every reason to believe that …
j'ai toutes les raisons de croire que …
to let sb believe (that)
laisser croire à qn que
to lead sb to believe (that)
faire croire à qn que
to give sb to believe (that)
donner à qn des raisons de croire que
I believe so
je crois que oui
I believe not
je crois que non

II.believe [Brit bɪˈliːv, Am bəˈliv] VB intr

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III.believe [Brit bɪˈliːv, Am bəˈliv]

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I.make-believe N [Brit ˈmeɪkbɪliːv, Am ˈmeɪkbəˌliv]

II.make-believe ADJ [Brit ˈmeɪkbɪliːv, Am ˈmeɪkbəˌliv]

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fondly believe, imagine
naïvement
implicitly trust, believe
sans réserve
to believe fervently in sth
croire passionnément en qc
naively believe, say, behave
naïvement

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believe in the PONS Dictionary

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to believe stoutly in sth
croire dur comme fer à qc
I don't necessarily have to believe him
je ne suis pas forcé de le croire
strongly establish, believe
fermement

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believe Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to believe only the evidence of one's eyes
ne croire que ce que l'on voit
I don't necessarily have to believe him
je ne suis pas forcé de le croire
not to believe one's eyes/ears
ne pas en croire ses yeux/oreilles
not to believe one's luck
ne pas en revenir
to not believe one's luck
ne pas croire à sa chance
I love her, if you can believe that!
je l'aime, figure-toi!
stop it, I don't believe you!
arrête, je ne te crois pas!
I can't believe that he has any intelligence
je lui refuse toute intelligence
you can make him believe anything
on peut lui faire avaler n'importe quoi
to be simple enough to believe sth
avoir la simplicité de croire qc
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Many city officials have opposed living wage requirements because they believe that they restrict business climate thus making cities less appealing to potential industries.
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In the old world, people could have a naive belief, but today belief or unbelief is reflective, and includes a knowledge that other people do or do not believe.
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I believe that art is the most successful attempt to instill in mankind the need to have a religious feeling.
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Opponents emphasise the negative impact the tax could have on the finance sector and believe it may force trading offshore.
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I believe that we are maybe a year or 18 months away from a definite recovery in the consumer sector.
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I believe people can feel and hear when music is dishonest and motivated by the wrong reasons.
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Actors who do not believe the superstition will sometimes abstain out of politeness to those that do.
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If people believe that there are parts of the world that are irredeemable hellholes then you're just wasting time and money trying to improve them.
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This does not mean that all followers of meritocracy believe that a person in poverty deserves their low standard of living.
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We believe our work for each of you, our results over time and our enviable regulatory record speak louder than any of this titillating nonsense.
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