Mental and Opinion Verbes

penser (que)

to think (that) / to believe

estimer (que)

to consider / to estimate (that)

imaginer (que)

to imagine (that)

supposer (que)

to suppose (that)

trouver (que)

to find / to think (that)

douter (que)

to doubt (that)

espérer (que)

to hope (that)

être persuadé(e) / convaincu(e) que

to be convinced / persuaded that

il (me) semble que

it seems (to me) that

il paraît que

it appears that / apparently

on dirait que

one would say / it looks like

il est certain / probable / évident que

it is certain / probable / obvious that

avoir l'impression que

to have the impression / feeling that

affirmer / déclarer / constater que

to affirm / declare / note that

reconnaître (avoir fait)

to acknowledge / to admit (having done) (≈ recognize)

ignorer (que)

to not know / to be unaware (that)

rêver de

to dream of / about

se demander (si / ce que)

to wonder (if / what)

parler (de / à)

to speak / to talk (about / to)

répondre (que)

to answer / to reply (that)

demander (à qqn de)

to ask (sb to do)