Grammatical class

Verb

croire

(transitive) to believe (someone)

Details

Syllables

croi-re

Phonetics

kʁwaʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

328

Freq. (movies)

319

Freq. (news)

1137

Sentences

Il se croit parfait.

He thinks he's perfect.

A1

Croire à quelque chose

To believe in something

A1

Croire en quelqu’un, en quelque chose

To have faith in someone, in something

A1

Il jure qu’il dit la vérité. Je ne le crois pas.

He swears that he's telling the truth. I do not believe him.

A1

Qui va te croire ?

Who's going to believe you?

A1

Je veux te croire.

I want to believe you.

A1

Voir c'est croire.

Seeing is believing.

A1

Tu peux le croire.

You can believe it.

A1

Je veux croire.

I want to believe.

A2

Qui vas-tu croire ?

Who will you believe?

A2

Il refusait de nous croire.

He wouldn't believe us.

B1

Tu dois le voir pour le croire.

You have to see it to believe it.

B1