ils doutent

doubt, suspect

→ douter
dout to doubt + ent 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #41,426
doubt In “douter de,” it means to doubt something.
FR: Ils doutent de cette histoire.
EN: They doubt this story.
suspect In “se douter de,” it means to suspect or have an idea about something.
FR: Ils se doutent de la vérité.
EN: They suspect the truth.
Conjugation of douter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First doute —
Second doutes doutez
Third doute doutent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First doute —
Second doutes —
Third doute doutent

Qu'ils ne se doutent de rien.

Let them suspect nothing.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Les gens de la haute ne doutent de rien.

The people at the top don't doubt anything.

— Peaky Blinders : L'Immortel (2026)

"Si tu as confiance quand tous doutent de toi."

If you have faith when everyone doubts you.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Les gens qui aiment ne doutent de rien, ou doutent de tout.

People who love doubt nothing, or doubt everything.

Des gens en doutent mais c'est vrai.

Some people doubt it, but it’s true.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Les prédateurs s'en prennent toujours à des victimes qui ne se doutent de rien.

Predators always prey on unsuspecting victims.

"Les Américains doutent "de la victoire des États-Unis au Viêt-nam.

Americans doubt that the United States will win in Vietnam.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)