supposition
French → English
noun//sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃//
(logic) Assumption: a proposition taken as true to form a basis for reasoning
Dans la supposition où il accepterait, nous devrons agir vite.
(English) On the assumption that he accepts, we will have to act quickly.
Toute son enquête repose sur une seule supposition erronée.
(English) His entire investigation is based on a single erroneous assumption.
noun//sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃//
(opinion) Conjecture: a guess or opinion formed without positive proof
Ce ne sont que des suppositions, nous n'avons aucune preuve.
(English) These are only conjectures; we have no proof.
La police évite de faire des suppositions avant les résultats de l'ADN.
(English) The police avoid making guesses before the DNA results.
Entry ID: fr:en:supposition · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary