Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

à en croire

English translation:

if we are to believe

Added to glossary by Gayle Wallimann
Sep 14, 2004 23:51
19 yrs ago
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French term

en croire

French to English Other Other
Ce dernier, a en croire le rapport secret en notre possession
Change log

Dec 19, 2008 16:20: Gayle Wallimann changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/84364">Johanne Bouthillier's</a> old entry - "� en croire"" to ""if we to believe""

Proposed translations

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if we to believe

Peer comment(s):

agree Natou : I believe you forgot the "are"... if we are to believe
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yes, of course
agree hodierne : agree with Natou
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agree Monica Sandor : this suggests a lesser degree of confidence in the secret report than "going by" or "judging by", so it does depend on the broader context.
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if we go by the

it can even be if we are to believe
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going by

A shorter alternative to what has already been suggested.

I would repeat my protest, however: PLEASE give whole sentences as context!
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judging by

option
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The secret report in our possession suggests that ...

Turn the sentence round.
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