tu le crois

do you believe it?

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phrase Uncommon #21,756

do you believe it? “Le” can refer to a person (“him”) or to an idea or claim (“it”). With a description or location after it, the phrase can mean “do you think he/it is…?”

FR: Tu le crois vraiment ?

EN: Do you really believe him?

Tu le crois vraiment ?

Do you really believe that?

— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)

Tu le crois maintenant ?

Do you believe it now?

— Histoires de fantômes chinois (1987)

Je ne suis pas aussi crédule que tu le crois.

I'm not as gullible as you think.

Tu le crois ?

Do you believe it?

— Taxi (1998)

Tu ne me connais pas aussi bien que tu le crois.

You don't know me as well as you think you do.

Tu le crois, ça ?

Do you believe that?

Ne me dis pas que tu le crois.

Don't tell me you believe it.

Tu le crois, toi ?

Do you believe that?

Tu le crois, ou tu l'espères ?

Do you believe it, or are you just hoping?

— Girlhood (2014)

On dirait que tu le crois.

It sounds like you believe it.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Et tu le crois ?

And you believe that?

Mais tu n'es pas aussi charmant que tu le crois, mon ami.

But you're not as charming as you think, my friend.

— Independence Day (1996)

Tu le crois toujours inoffensif ?

Do you still believe it's harmless?

— Mystic River (2003)

Est-ce que tu le crois, lui ?

Do you believe him?

Pourquoi tu le crois ?

Why do you believe that?

— Le Retour (2003)

Tu le crois chez elle ?

Do you believe he's at her house?

— Faute d'amour (2017)