doubt

doubt
1. verb
1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) dudar
2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) dudar de

2. noun
(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) duda
- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt

doubt1 n duda
there is no doubt about it de eso no cabe duda
doubt2 vb dudar
I doubt if we shall see them again dudo que los volvamos a ver
doubt
tr[daʊt]
noun
1 (gen) duda; (uncertainty) incertidumbre nombre femenino
I have my doubts about him tengo mis dudas acerca de él
there's no doubt about it/that de eso no cabe duda, de eso no hay duda
there's still some doubt about his fitness aún existen ciertas dudas acerca de su forma física
transitive verb
1 (be uncertain about, not trust) dudar de
I'm sorry I doubted your word siento haber dudado de tu palabra
2 (consider unlikely) dudar
I doubt whether he'll come dudo que venga, no creo que venga
I very much doubt it lo dudo mucho
intransitive verb
1 dudar
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
beyond (a/any) doubt sin duda alguna, fuera de (toda) duda
beyond all reasonable doubt SMALLLAW/SMALL más allá de toda duda fundada
if/when in doubt en caso de duda
no doubt sin duda, seguramente
to be in doubt (fact, integrity) estar en duda, estar en tela de juicio, ser dudoso,-a 2 (outcome, result) ser incierto,-a
to be in doubt about something dudar algo
to cast doubt on something poner algo en duda, poner algo en tela de juicio
to give somebody the benefit of the doubt conceder a alguien el beneficio de la duda
without (a) doubt sin duda alguna, sin la menor duda, indudablemente
doubt ['daʊt] vt
1) question: dudar de, cuestionar
2) distrust: desconfiar de
3) : dudar, creer poco probable
I doubt it very much: lo dudo mucho
doubt n
1) uncertainty: duda f, incertidumbre f
2) distrust: desconfianza f
3) skepticism: duda f, escepticismo m
doubt
n.
dubitación s.f.
duda s.f.
espina s.f.
reconcomio s.m.
reparo s.m.
rescoldo s.m.
sospecha s.f.
v.
dudar v.
escrupulizar v.
sospechar v.
temer v.

I daʊt
noun
a) u (uncertainty) duda f, incertidumbre f

no doubt she will phone — con seguridad que llama, seguro que llama

she is, without (a) doubt, the best — es, sin duda alguna or sin la menor duda or indudablemente, la mejor

his integrity is not in doubt — su integridad no está en duda or en tela de juicio

beyond reasonable doubt — (Law) más allá de toda duda fundada

when in doubt — en caso de duda

if in doubt, don't go — si estás en (la) duda, no vayas

to cast doubt on something — poner* algo en duda

b) c (reservation) duda f

I have my doubts — tengo mis dudas


II
transitive verb
a) \<\<factuth\>\> dudar de

I doubted my own eyes — no daba crédito a mis (propios) ojos

there was no doubting his enthusiasm — no se podía dudar de su entusiasmo

b) (consider unlikely) dudar

I very much doubt it — lo dudo mucho

to doubt (THAT) o if o whether — dudar que (+ subj)

I doubt he'll agree — dudo que vaya a acceder

[daʊt]
1.
N (=uncertainty, qualm) duda f

there is some doubt about it — sobre esto existen dudas

beyond doubt — fuera de duda

beyond all reasonable doubt — más allá de toda duda

to cast doubt on — poner en duda

to clear up sb's doubts — sacar a algn de dudas

to have one's doubts about sth — tener sus dudas acerca de algo

to be in doubt — [person] tener dudas, dudar; [sb's honesty etc] ser dudoso

she was in doubt whether to ... — dudaba si ...

the matter is still in some doubt — el caso sigue siendo dudoso

if or when in doubt — en caso de duda

no doubt! — ¡sin duda!

no doubt he will come — seguro que viene

there is no doubt of that — de eso no cabe duda

there is no doubt that — es indudable que, no cabe duda de que

I have no doubt that it is true — no me cabe duda de que es verdad

let there be no doubt about it — que nadie dude de esto

the marks left no doubt about how he died — las señales no dejaban lugar a dudas sobre cómo murió

to throw doubt on — poner en duda

without (a) doubt — sin duda (alguna)

plant 2., 2)
2. VT
1) [+ truth of statement etc] dudar

I doubt it very much — lo dudo mucho

I never doubted you — nunca tuve dudas acerca de ti

to doubt sb's loyalty — dudar de la lealtad de algn

2) (=be uncertain)

to doubt whether or if — dudar si

I don't doubt that he will come — no dudo que vaya a venir

3.
VI dudar

doubting Thomas — (fig) incrédulo(-a) m / f , escéptico(-a) m / f

* * *

I [daʊt]
noun
a) u (uncertainty) duda f, incertidumbre f

no doubt she will phone — con seguridad que llama, seguro que llama

she is, without (a) doubt, the best — es, sin duda alguna or sin la menor duda or indudablemente, la mejor

his integrity is not in doubt — su integridad no está en duda or en tela de juicio

beyond reasonable doubt — (Law) más allá de toda duda fundada

when in doubt — en caso de duda

if in doubt, don't go — si estás en (la) duda, no vayas

to cast doubt on something — poner* algo en duda

b) c (reservation) duda f

I have my doubts — tengo mis dudas


II
transitive verb
a) \<\<fact/truth\>\> dudar de

I doubted my own eyes — no daba crédito a mis (propios) ojos

there was no doubting his enthusiasm — no se podía dudar de su entusiasmo

b) (consider unlikely) dudar

I very much doubt it — lo dudo mucho

to doubt (THAT) o if o whether — dudar que (+ subj)

I doubt he'll agree — dudo que vaya a acceder


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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