suspicion

[US]/səˈspɪʃn/
[UK]/səˈspɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. tvil, mistillit, betenksomhet, en liten mengde.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

under suspicion

under mistanke

cast suspicion

sane mistanke om

arouse suspicion

vekke mistanke

on suspicion

på mistanke

on suspicion of

på mistanke om

with suspicion

med mistanke

above suspicion

utenkelig mistenkelig

Example Sentences

a suspicion of a smile.

en mistanke om et smil

without a suspicion of humour

uten antydning til humor

a sneaking suspicion

en snikende mistanke

Your suspicions are unjust.

Dine mistanker er uriktige.

There was just a suspicion of light in the east.

Det var bare en mistanke om lys i øst.

there was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead.

Det var et rynke av mistenksomhet i pannen hennes.

suspicions of financial hanky-panky.

mistanker om økonomisk uredelighet.

a paranoid suspicion that the phone might be bugged.

en paranoid mistanke om at telefonen var avlyttet.

Suspicion crept into his mind.

Mistenksomhet krøp inn i tankene hans.

No suspicion attaches to him.

Ingen mistanke hviler på ham.

He is under suspicion of murder.

Han er mistenkt for drap.

I have a suspicion that he's right.

Jeg har en mistanke om at han har rett.

suspicion clouded her face.

Mistenksomhet formørket ansiktet hennes.

a suspicion niggled at the back of her mind.

en mistanke plaget bakhodet hennes.

suspicions that were the issue of a deranged mind.

mistanker som var resultatet av et forstyrret sinn.

I've a sneaking suspicion they'll do well.

Jeg har en snikende mistanke om at de vil gjøre det bra.

she had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her.

Hun hadde en snikende mistanke om at han lo av henne.

l have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.

Jeg har en mistanke om at hun ikke forteller sannheten.

Real-world Examples

Yeah, 'cause that won't arouse her suspicion.

Ja, fordi det vil ikke vekke mistanken hennes.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 4

They were divided by mutual suspicion and jealousies.

De var delt av gjensidig mistenksomhet og sjalusi.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

No one had the slightest suspicion of what beautiful things she had seen.

Ingen hadde den minste mistanke om hvilke vakre ting hun hadde sett.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Okay, I thought I cooled his suspicions this morning.

Ok, jeg trodde jeg hadde dempet mistenksomheten hans i morges.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

As I told you, i do not share their suspicions.

Som jeg fortalte deg, deler jeg ikke deres mistenksomhet.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

" Once again, Harry, I can only give you my suspicions."

« Igjen, Harry, jeg kan bare gi deg mine mistanker.»

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I have a strong suspicion our hosts are inclined to whimsy.

Jeg har en sterk mistanke om at våre verter er tilbøyelige til fantasi.

Source: And Then There Were None

The air was suddenly thick with rumor and suspicion.

Luften var plutselig tykk av rykter og mistenksomhet.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Selected Edition

Secrecy fosters suspicions that the contents are dreadful.

Hemmelighold skaper mistenksomhet om at innholdet er fryktelig.

Source: The Economist - International

And now, a study in the journal Child Development confirms that suspicion.

Og nå bekrefter en studie i tidsskriftet Child Development den mistenksomheten.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection July 2014

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