Usage examples of "believed" in English with translation to French

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No one believed his story. Personne ne crut son histoire.
I wept and I believed. J'ai pleuré et j'ai cru.
Nobody believed what I said. Personne ne crut ce que je dis.
He believed in the truth. Il croit en la vérité.
Almost no one believed him. Presque personne ne le croyait.
Almost no one believed her. Presque personne ne la croyait.
No one believed me at first. Personne ne m'a cru au début.
People believed her to be dead. Les gens la croyaient morte.
The situation is worse than we believed. La situation est pire qu'on ne le croyait.
Columbus believed that the Earth was round. Christophe Colomb croyait que la terre était ronde.
People once believed the world was flat. Dans le temps, les gens croyaient que le monde était plat.
Previously people believed the earth was flat. Avant, les gens croyaient que la Terre était plate.
It was believed that whales were fish. On croyait que les baleines étaient des poissons.
They believed they were in the majority. Ils croyaient qu'ils étaient en majorité.
He believed that the earth was round. Il croyait que la Terre était ronde.
He is believed to have passed the examination. On croit qu'il a réussi l'examen.
It was believed that the earth was flat. On croyait que la Terre était plate.
She told him that she believed in astrology. Elle lui dit qu'elle croyait en l'astrologie.
Seven is believed to be a lucky number. Les gens croient que sept est un nombre porte-bonheur.
Not everyone believed this plan was a good one. Tout le monde ne croyait pas que ce plan était bon.
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