Vermutung

f presumption (auch JUR.); (Annahme) supposition, guess umg.; (Verdacht) suspicion; (Erwartung) expectation; (Theorie, Mutmaßung) auch Pl. speculation; Vermutungen anstellen speculate (über + Akk on); alles nur Vermutungen all just speculation

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die Vermutung

assumption; conjecture; guess; guesswork; supposition; presumption; hypothesis

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Ver|mu|tung

f -, -en

(= Annahme) supposition, assumption; (= Mutmaßung) conjecture; (= Verdacht) hunch, suspicion

die Vermútung liegt nahe, dass ... — there are grounds for the supposition or assumption that ...

das sind alles nur Vermútungen — that is pure conjecture, those are purely suppositions or assumptions

wir sind nur auf Vermútungen angewiesen — we have to rely on suppositions or assumptions or guesswork

meine Vermútungen waren doch richtig — my guess or suspicion or hunch was right

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die

1) (an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) guess

2) (something presumed: She married again, on the presumption that her first husband was dead.) presumption

3) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) speculation

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Ver·mu·tung

<-, -en>

f assumption, presumption, supposition

gesetzliche \Vermutung legal presumption, presumption of law

unwiderlegbare/widerlegbare \Vermutung conclusive/rebuttable presumption

eine \Vermutung/ \Vermutungen haben to have an idea/suspicions

auf \Vermutungen angewiesen sein to have to rely on suppositions [or assumptions] [or guesswork]

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die; Vermutung, Vermutungen supposition; (Verdacht) suspicion

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Vermutung f presumption (auch JUR); (Annahme) supposition, guess umg; (Verdacht) suspicion; (Erwartung) expectation; (Theorie, Mutmaßung) auch pl speculation;

Vermutungen anstellen speculate (

über +akk on);

alles nur Vermutungen all just speculation

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die; Vermutung, Vermutungen supposition; (Verdacht) suspicion

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f.

assumption n.

conjecture n.

guess n.

(§ pl.: guesses)

guesswork n.

presumption n.