Doutât (en. Doubted)

/du.ta/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

State of uncertainty or hesitation regarding a decision or judgment.

His doubt prevented him from making a decision.

Son doutât l'empêchait de prendre une décision.

Sensitivity to mistrust, anxiety in the face of unknown situations.

He felt doubt in the face of contradictory information.

Il éprouvait un doutât face à des informations contradictoires.

Moment of reflection where one questions their certitudes.

Doubt settled in him after he heard new arguments.

Le doutât s'est installé en lui après avoir entendu de nouveaux arguments.

Perhaps derived from the verb 'douter', expressing a state of uncertainty.

to have doubts

To be plagued by doubts.

avoir des doutâts

to leave room for doubt

To allow doubts to emerge in a situation.

laisser place au doutât

to doubt

To experience a doubt or uncertainty.

douter

indecision

State of a person who hesitates to voice their opinion.

indécision

To be in the fog

I am in the fog on this project; I feel a doubt.

Je suis dans le flou sur ce projet, je ressens un doutât.

To extract information subtly

She tries to extract information subtly to clarify her doubt.

Elle essaie de tirer les vers du nez pour clarifier son doutât.