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suspects Meaning in French (suspects signification en français)

nounsuspects
verbsuspecte
Synonymes:sosies
suspects in English:suspects
Phonetic:sus-pek
Plural: suspects
Gender:Masculin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de suspects en français est suspects, suspecte. (Individus que l'on croit coupables d'un crime ou d'une infraction, mais qui n'ont pas encore été prouvés comme tels.)

Definitions of Suspects

  1. 1
    noun
    suspects

    Individuals who are believed to be guilty of a crime or offense, but have not yet been proven so.

    Individus que l'on croit coupables d'un crime ou d'une infraction, mais qui n'ont pas encore été prouvés comme tels.

  2. 2
    verb
    suspecte

    To believe that someone is guilty of a crime or offense without definite proof, used in the third-person singular present tense.

    Croire que quelqu'un est coupable d'un crime ou d'une infraction sans preuve définitive, utilisé à la troisième personne du singulier au présent.

Example Sentences

formal

“Police are questioning several suspects in connection with the robbery.”

La police interroge plusieurs suspects en lien avec le vol.

casual

“The detective suspects that the witness is not telling the whole truth.”

Le détective suspecte que le témoin ne dit pas toute la vérité.

formal

“All suspects were released due to lack of evidence.”

Tous les suspects ont été relâchés faute de preuves.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

suspectssosies

In English:

persons of interestaccused individualspotential culprits

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

victimesinnocents

In English:

innocent partiesvictims

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivesuspect
past tensesuspected
present participlesuspecting
nounsuspect
nounsuspicion

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

prime suspectcollocation

The person who is most likely to have committed a crime.

suspect foul playcollocation

To believe that a crime has been committed, rather than an accident.

suspect a ratidiom

To suspect that someone is betraying you or acting dishonestly.