Grammatical class

Adjective

censé

supposed to, meant to

Details

Syllables

cen-sé

Phonetics

sɑ̃.se

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

9712

Freq. (movies)

1296

Freq. (news)

5475

Sentences

Tu es censé faire ça.

You're supposed to do that.

A1

Tu es censé dire oui.

You're supposed to say yes.

A1

Qu'es-tu censé faire ?

What are you supposed to do?

A1

Tu es censé nous aider.

You're supposed to help us.

A1

C'était censé être simple.

This was supposed to be simple.

A2

Était-ce censé me faire peur ?

Was that supposed to scare me?

A2

Bien qu’il soit censé revenir immédiatement, on ne le revoit plus.

Though he was meant to return immediately, he was not seen again.

B1

Je suis censé partir.

I'm supposed to go.

B1

Je ne suis pas censé t'aider.

I'm not supposed to help you.

B1

Nul n’est censé ignorer la loi.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

B1

Je suis censé faire ça tout seul.

I'm supposed to do that alone.

B1

L'animal en haut à gauche est censé être un dragon.

The animal in the top left-hand corner is meant to be a dragon.

B2