speculate

supposer, conjecturer

Avancer ce qui pourrait être vrai sans avoir assez de faits pour en être sûr.

En anglais simple : To suggest what might be true when you do not have enough facts to be sure.

• We can only speculate about the cause.
• Reporters speculated that she would resign.
• It is too early to speculate on the results.

Comment l'utiliser : speculate about/on something (Experts speculated about the reasons for the delay.); speculate that… (They speculated that the painting was a copy.); speculate whether… (We can only speculate whether prices will rise.)

Synonymes : guess, conjecture

Expressions courantes : speculate about something, speculate on something, speculate that something

spéculer

Acheter et vendre des biens, comme des actions, en prenant des risques pour essayer de gagner beaucoup d’argent.

En anglais simple : To buy and sell things such as shares, taking risks to try to make a large profit.

• He speculates in shares.
• They lost money speculating in property.
• Some traders speculate on changes in oil prices.

Comment l'utiliser : speculate in something (She began to speculate in foreign currencies.); speculate on something (Investors speculated on a rise in wheat prices.)

Expressions courantes : speculate in shares, speculate on prices, speculate in property