suspicious

suspect, louche

Qui fait penser qu’une personne est malhonnête ou que quelque chose ne va pas.

En anglais simple : Making you think that someone may be dishonest or that something may be wrong.

• That package looks suspicious.
• The police investigated a suspicious death.
• Did you notice anyone suspicious near the car?

Synonymes : questionable, suspect, dubious

Expressions courantes : suspicious behaviour, suspicious package, look suspicious, suspicious activity

méfiant, soupçonneux

Qui pense qu’une personne pourrait être malhonnête ou que quelque chose ne va pas.

En anglais simple : Feeling that someone may be dishonest or that something may be wrong.

• I felt suspicious.
• She is suspicious of strangers who offer help.
• Why are you so suspicious of his motives?

Comment l'utiliser : suspicious of someone/something (They were suspicious of the unusually cheap offer.); suspicious that… (I was suspicious that he was hiding something.)

Synonymes : distrustful, mistrustful

Contraires : trusting

Expressions courantes : suspicious of someone, suspicious of something, become suspicious

méfiant, soupçonneux

Qui montre qu’on doute de l’honnêteté de quelqu’un ou qu’on trouve quelque chose anormal.

En anglais simple : Showing that you think someone may be dishonest or that something may be wrong.

• She gave me a suspicious look.
• His voice had a suspicious tone.
• The guard’s suspicious glance made me nervous.

Synonymes : distrustful, questioning

Expressions courantes : suspicious look, suspicious glance, suspicious tone