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French: en croire

English translation: if we to believe



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French term or phrase:à en croire
English translation:if we to believe
Entered by:Johanne Bouthillier
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French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: en croire
Ce dernier, a en croire le rapport secret en notre possession
Ana Maria Sousa
United Kingdom
if we to believe
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Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3if we to believe
Johanne Bouthillier
4 +1going by
Richard Benham
4The secret report in our possession suggests that ...
jarry
4judging byxxxCMJ_Trans
4if we go by thepalani


  


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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
if we to believe

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Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Natou: I believe you forgot the "are"... if we are to believe
45 mins
  -> yes, of course

agree hodierne: agree with Natou
9 hrs

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.
10 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
if we go by the

Explanation:
it can even be if we are to believe

palani
India
PRO pts in category: 7
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
going by

Explanation:
A shorter alternative to what has already been suggested.

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

Richard Benham
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree writeaway: http://www.abidjan.net/actualites/article/articles.asp?n=917...
1 hr
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
judging by

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xxxCMJ_Trans
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 195
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The secret report in our possession suggests that ...

Explanation:
Turn the sentence round.

jarry
South Africa
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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