j'ose in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for j'ose in the French»English Dictionary

I.osé (osée) [oze] VB pp

osé → oser

II.osé (osée) [oze] ADJ

1. osé (licencieux):

osé (osée) livre, film

risqué

2. osé (audacieux):

osé (osée) comportement

daring

osé (osée) paroles

outspoken

See also oser

oser [oze] VB trans

oser

to dare

elle ose partir

she dares leave

je n'ose pas demander

I daren't ask, I don't dare ask

il a osé rester

he dared to stay

ils n'ont pas osé répondre

they dared not answer, they didn't dare answer

elle n'osait plus leur parler

she no longer dared speak to them

comment oses-tu demander?

how dare you ask?

comment as-tu osé partir?

how did you dare leave?

répète si tu l'oses!

don't you dare repeat that!

tu n'oserais pas!

you wouldn't dare!

je n'ose croire/espérer que …

I hardly dare believe/hope that …

j'ose croire que …

I'd go so far as to believe that …

j'ose espérer que …

I would hope that …

j'oserais dire que …

I would venture to say that …

si j'ose dire

if I may say so

oser [oze] VB trans

oser

to dare

elle ose partir

she dares leave

je n'ose pas demander

I daren't ask, I don't dare ask

il a osé rester

he dared to stay

ils n'ont pas osé répondre

they dared not answer, they didn't dare answer

elle n'osait plus leur parler

she no longer dared speak to them

comment oses-tu demander?

how dare you ask?

comment as-tu osé partir?

how did you dare leave?

répète si tu l'oses!

don't you dare repeat that!

tu n'oserais pas!

you wouldn't dare!

je n'ose croire/espérer que …

I hardly dare believe/hope that …

j'ose croire que …

I'd go so far as to believe that …

j'ose espérer que …

I would hope that …

j'oserais dire que …

I would venture to say that …

si j'ose dire

if I may say so

Translations for j'ose in the English»French Dictionary

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risqué

osé

racy

osé

to be hot stuff (titillating) book, film:

être osé

daring suggestion, dress

osé

sizzling love scene

osé

dare

oser (do, to do faire)

nobody dared ask

personne n'a osé demander

we wanted to watch but didn't dare

nous aurions voulu regarder mais n'avons pas osé

dare

oser (do faire)

rude euph or hum book, film, scene

osé

+ subj to be too frightened even to look

avoir tellement peur qu'on n'ose même pas regarder

j'ose in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for j'ose in the French»English Dictionary

osé(e) [oze] ADJ

1. osé (téméraire):

osé(e)

daring

osé(e) démarche, expédition

risky

2. osé (choquant):

osé(e)

bold

I.oser [oze] VB trans

1. oser (risquer):

oser

to dare

je n'ose penser ce qui serait arrivé si ...

I dare not think what would have happened if ...

2. oser (se permettre de):

j'ose espérer que ...

I hope that ...

si j'ose dire

if I may say so

II.oser [oze] VB intr

oser

to dare

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je n'ose le dire

I dare not say it

Translations for j'ose in the English»French Dictionary

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daring

osé(e)

dare

oser

dare

oser

to dare (to) show one's face

oser se montrer

j'ose Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

je n'ose penser ce qui serait arrivé si ...

I dare not think what would have happened if ...

j'ose espérer que ...

I hope that ...

si j'ose dire

if I may say so

je n'ose le dire

I dare not say it