French Conversation · Level 93
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French word
suspect
Pronunciation
IPA/syspɛ/
Meaning
- adjectivesuspicious
Example
Ton comportement est suspect.
Your behavior is suspicious.
More examples
Il a l'air suspect.
He looks suspicious.
Core concept
A person, action, or circumstance that gives off signs of hidden risk and makes trust hesitate.
Common phrases
avoir l'air suspect
look suspicious
personne suspecte
suspicious person
Similar words
louche: Having a shady air that makes trust difficult.
douteux: Questionable because the facts or condition are uncertain.
étrange: Strangely different from what is usual and hard to explain.
Definition in French
Qui inspire la méfiance ou semble douteux par son aspect, son comportement ou ses circonstances.
Word origin
French suspect comes from Latin suspectus, the past participle of suspicere, formed from sub and specere, meaning to look at closely.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, suspect agrees in gender and number, so feminine singular is suspecte and plural forms are suspects and suspectes.