Certitude et Doute - L'évulation et la Spéculation 3

to fail in achieving the desired result

rater son coup

being solely based on imagination or theory rather that reality

notionnel

wrong and inaccurate

faux, à côté de la plaque

from one's memory, without spending time to carefully consider or think

comme ça, sans réfléchir, de but en blanc

to give something or someone more credit than is deserved

surestimer

to say that something is going to happen before it actually takes place

prédire, prévoir

the act of saying what one thinks is going to happen in the future or what the outcome of something will be

prédiction

to evaluate the situation and all its possible outcomes in order to draw a conclusion

faire le rapprochement

to review someone or something to see whether one's opinion was correct or not

réévaluer

to put something under further consideration or evaluation

réexaminer, réévaluer

the reevaluation someone or reconsideration of one's opinion of something to see whether it needs revising

réexamen, reconsidération

to reconsider something, especially with the intention to make changes or form another opinion about it

réévaluer

to inspect something in detail, especially to confirm or change the previously held opinion

réexaminer

to know what another person is thinking

‌the act of reconsidering something, especially with the intention to make changes or form another opinion about it

réévaluation

a process that involves detailed inspection of something, especially to confirm or change the previously held opinion

réexamen

to predict or anticipate an event or someone's reaction

essayer d'anticiper

an attempt to guess or do something without having sufficient information or knowing the consequences

au petit bonheur la chance, au pif, au pifomètre, à tout hasard

to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts

spéculer

the creation of theories or opinions about something with no fact or proof

spéculation, conjecture

according to opinions or guesses instead of facts or evidence

spéculatif

in a way that shows one's decisions are merely based on estimations or personal opinions rather than actual facts

spéculativement

to come to a conclusion without enough evidence

présumer, conjecturer

an estimation that points out the validity of something without sufficient evidence to confirm it

hypothèse, conjecture, supposition

to think that something is probably true, especially something bad, without having proof

suspecter, soupçonner

to think or believe that something is possible or true, without being sure

supposer

something such as an idea, claim, belief, etc that one believes to be true even though it is yet to be proved

supposition

to take a closer look at something, especially thoroughly in order to investigate

examiner

an inspection of opinions or experiences of a specific group of people that is usually done in the from of questions

inspection

used to express satisfaction or admiration for someone who is completely correct or did something flawlessly

dix sur dix

to make a decision by throwing a coin in the air and guessing which of its sides will be facing upward when it lands

tirer (à pile ou face)

to regard something or someone as smaller or less important than they really are

sous-estimer

an unfavorable judgment or estimation that is too low

sous-estimation

an assessment of the worth or quality of someone or something that is mostly based on personal opinions rather than facts

jugement de valeur

indicating that someone is getting closer to the correct answer or finding a hidden person or object

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