doute
See also: douté
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
doute m (plural doutes)
- doubt
- Il n’y avait pas le moindre doute sur l’identité de l’envahisseur.
- There wasn't the slightest doubt about the identity of the invader.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
- bénéfice du doute
- douteux
- douter
- mettre en doute
- sans aucun doute
- sans doute
- sans l’ombre d’un doute
Further reading edit
- “doute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
doute
- inflection of douter:
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
doute (plural doutes)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the verb douter.
Noun edit
doute oblique singular, f (oblique plural doutes, nominative singular doute, nominative plural doutes)
Descendants edit
- French: doute