Polyglot Dictionary

soupçonner

/sup.sɔ.ne/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
soupçonne
past
a soupçonné
perfect
soupçonné

Meaning

  1. to suspect

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

suspeitar

suspeitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suspect."

Practice

1 What does soupçonner mean?

2 Fill the gap: La police ___ un ancien employé.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches soupçonner?

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