Croyais (en. Believed)

kʁwa.jɛ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To hold the opinion that something is true or real.

I believed that you would come to the party.

Je croyais que tu viendrais à la fête.

To have faith in something.

She believed in her dreams.

Elle croyait en ses rêves.

To be convinced of something without certain proof.

We believed he would win the match.

Nous croyions qu'il gagnerait le match.

From the Latin 'credere', meaning to believe.

believed in Santa Claus

To have believed in something imaginary or fantastical.

croyais au père Noël

I believed that

To express a false expectation or hypothesis.

je croyais que

believed firmly

To be firmly convinced of something.

croyais dur comme fer

believe

To accept something as true.

croire

belief

Act of believing, conviction.

croyance

believer

A person who believes.

croyant

To be in illusion.

Did you really believe he was going to come?

Tu croyais vraiment qu'il allait venir ?

To be naive.

He is so naive, he thinks everyone is honest.

Il est tellement croyais, il pense que tout le monde est honnête.