sospechar

v.

1 to suspect.

sospecho que no lo terminará I doubt whether she'll finish it

Yo sospecho que no fue ella I suspect that it wasn't her.

Ella sospecha la verdad She suspects the truth.

2 to suspect to.

Ella sospechaba ver algo She suspected to see something.

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sospechar

► verbo transitivo

1 (imaginar) to suspect, think, suppose

► verbo intransitivo

1 (desconfiar) to suspect (de, -)

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verb

to suspect

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1.

VT to suspect

sospecho que lo hizo él — I suspect (that) he did it

-fue él el que lo robó -ya lo sospechaba — "it was he who stole it" - "I suspected as much"

sospecho que no tardarán en llegar — I have a feeling they won't be long

2.

VI

sospechar de algn — to suspect sb, be suspicious of sb

la policía siempre sospechó del marido — the police always suspected the husband, the police were always suspicious of the husband

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1.

verbo transitivo to suspect

ya me lo sospechaba! — just as I suspected!

2.

sospechar vi

me hizo sospechar — it made me suspicious

sospechar DE alguien — to suspect somebody, have one's suspicions about somebody

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= feel + suspicion, suspect, be suspicious, lurk + suspicion.

Ex. Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs.

Ex. I suspect that this emphasis reflects the desire to have a simple rule that everybody can apply and therefore get out cataloging data quickly and cheaply.

Ex. University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría.

Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.

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* hacer sospechar = misgive.

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1.

verbo transitivo to suspect

ya me lo sospechaba! — just as I suspected!

2.

sospechar vi

me hizo sospechar — it made me suspicious

sospechar DE alguien — to suspect somebody, have one's suspicions about somebody

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= feel + suspicion, suspect, be suspicious, lurk + suspicion.

Ex: Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs.

Ex: I suspect that this emphasis reflects the desire to have a simple rule that everybody can apply and therefore get out cataloging data quickly and cheaply.

Ex: University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría.

Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.

* hacer sospechar = misgive.

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sospechar [A1 ]

vt

to suspect

creo que sospecha algo I think she suspects something o she's suspicious

¡ya me lo sospechaba! just as I suspected!, just as I thought!, I suspected as much!

■ sospechar

vi

me hizo sospechar it made me suspicious

sospechar DE algn to suspect sb, have one's suspicions ABOUT sb

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sospechar (conjugate sospechar) verbo transitivo
to suspect
verbo intransitivo sospechar DE algn to suspect sb, have one's suspicions about sb
sospechar
I vtr (conjeturar, intuir) to suspect: sospecho que le gustas, I suspect he likes you
II vi (recelar) to suspect: sospechaba de su mujer, he suspected his wife
sospechan que tú lo planeaste todo, they suspect you of planning it all
'sospechar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrever
- intuir
- malicia
- mosquearse
- mosquear
- motivo
- olerse
- presumir
- temerse
- sobrado
- temer
English:
suspect
- unsuspecting

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sospechar

♦ vt

[creer, suponer] to suspect;

sospecho que no lo terminará I doubt whether she'll finish it

♦ vi

sospechar de to suspect

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sospechar

I v/t suspect

II v/i be suspicious;

sospechar de alguien suspect s.o.

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sospechar vt

: to suspect

sospechar vi

: to be suspicious

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sospechar vb to suspect

sospechan de él they suspect him