deviner
French → English
(mental) To figure out or discover something through clues or intuition rather than direct proof; to guess
Comment tu as deviné que j'avais caché le cadeau sous le lit ?
(English) How did you guess that I had hidden the gift under the bed?
Il est difficile de deviner le résultat du match avant le coup de sifflet final.
(English) It is difficult to guess the match result before the final whistle.
(perception) To barely distinguish or make out something that is poorly visible; to perceive vaguely
Dans la pénombre, on devine une photo de famille sur le mur.
(English) In the dim light, one can make out a family photo on the wall.
À travers le brouillard, on devinait la silhouette d'un vieux château.
(English) Through the fog, one could make out the silhouette of an old castle.
Entry ID: fr:en:deviner · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary