presume

presume
prə'zju:m
verb
1) (to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted: When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.') presumir, suponer
2) (to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so): I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you.) atreverse, permitirse
•
- presumption
- presumptuous
- presumptuousness
presume vb suponer
El gerundio de presume se escribe presuming
presume
tr[prɪ'zjʊːm]
transitive verb
1 suponer, imaginarse, presumir
■ I presume so supongo que sí
intransitive verb
1 suponer
2 (venture to) atreverse a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to presume on somebody's generosity abusar de la generosidad de alguien
presume [pri'zu:m] vt, -sumed ; -suming
1) assume, suppose: suponer, asumir, presumir
2)
to presume to : atreverse a, osar
presume
v.
• presumir v.
• suponer v.
prɪ'zuːm, prɪ'zjuːm
1.
transitive verb
a) (assume) suponer*

I presume so — supongo or me imagino que sí

missing, presumed dead — desaparecido, dado por muerto

a defendant is presumed innocent until proved guilty — un acusado es inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario

Mr Vidal, I presume? — usted debe (de) ser el señor Vidal ¿o me equivoco?

b) (dare)

to presume to + INF — atreverse a + inf


2.
vi

I have already presumed on/upon your generosity quite enough — ya he abusado bastante de su generosidad

[prɪ'zjuːm]
1. VT
1) (=suppose) suponer, presumir

his death must be presumed — es de suponer que ha muerto, hay que presumir que ha muerto

to presume that ... — suponer que ...

it may be presumed that ... — es de suponer que ...

to presume sb to be innocent — suponer que algn es inocente

Dr Livingstone, I presume — Dr Livingstone según creo

2) (=venture)

to presume to do sth — atreverse a hacer algo

I wouldn't presume to question your judgement — no me atrevería a poner en duda su buen criterio

if I may presume to advise you — si me permite ofrecerle un consejo

2. VI
1) (=suppose) suponer
2) (=take liberties)

to presume on sb's friendship — abusar de la amistad de algn

you presume too much — no sabes lo que pides, pides demasiado

* * *
[prɪ'zuːm, prɪ'zjuːm]
1.
transitive verb
a) (assume) suponer*

I presume so — supongo or me imagino que sí

missing, presumed dead — desaparecido, dado por muerto

a defendant is presumed innocent until proved guilty — un acusado es inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario

Mr Vidal, I presume? — usted debe (de) ser el señor Vidal ¿o me equivoco?

b) (dare)

to presume to + INF — atreverse a + inf


2.
vi

I have already presumed on/upon your generosity quite enough — ya he abusado bastante de su generosidad


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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