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ele desconfia

suspects, distrusts

→ desconfiar
des undo, remove, or reverse + confi to trust, to rely on + a tu imperative / ele-ela-você present
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #39,755
suspects, distrusts Often used with de before the person or thing someone suspects or distrusts.
PO: Ela desconfia do vizinho.
EN: She suspects the neighbor.
Conjugation of desconfiar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First desconfio —
Third desconfia —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second desconfia —

Quando a mulher mente ao marido, ele desconfia.

When a woman lies to her husband, he gets suspicious.

— A Vida Invisível (2019)

Acho que ele desconfia.

I think he suspects something.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Talvez esteja mais certo do que desconfia.

Perhaps he's more right than he suspects.

— Indiana Jones e a Última Cruzada (1989)

Claro que ele desconfia.

Of course he's suspicious.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)