I wouldn't want to speculate.
Source: tatoeba (2013625)
Speculate
//ˈspɛk.jəˌleɪt//
Synonyms for "speculate" (152 found)
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Translations
55 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- θεωρέω verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
Bulgarian
3 entries- размишлявам verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- спекулирам verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- спекулирам verb (to make a risky trade)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 投機 /投机 verb (to make a risky trade)
- 投機倒把 /投机倒把 verb (to make a risky trade)
- 推測 /推测 verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- 沉思 verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
Czech
1 entries- spekulovat verb (to make a risky trade)
Danish
3 entries- gætte verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- spekulere verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- spekulere verb (to make a risky trade)
Dutch
2 entries- speculeren verb (to make a risky trade)
- vermoeden verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
Finnish
4 entries- arvailla verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- jossitella verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- keinotella verb (to make a risky trade)
- pohdiskella verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
French
2 entries- spéculer verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- spéculer verb (to make a risky trade)
German
4 entries- Vermutungen anstellen verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- spekulieren verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- spekulieren verb (to make a risky trade)
- vermuten verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
Hungarian
4 entries- mereng verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- spekulál verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- spekulál verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- spekulál verb (to make a risky trade)
Ido
1 entries- spekular verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
Indonesian
1 entries- berspekulasi verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
Italian
4 entries- approfittarsi verb (to make a risky trade)
- cogitare verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- elucubrare verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- escogitare verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
Māori
3 entries- kohuki verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- kohuki verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- whakaaroaro verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
Polish
2 entries- gdybać verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- spekulować verb (to make a risky trade)
Russian
4 entries- де́лать предположе́ния verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- предполага́ть verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- размышля́ть verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- спекули́ровать verb (to make a risky trade)
Spanish
2 entries- elucubrar verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
- especular verb (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence)
Swedish
2 entries- spekulera verb ((obsolete in English) to meditate)
- spekulera verb (to make a risky trade)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Would you care to speculate?
Source: tatoeba (3730654)
I can only speculate.
Source: tatoeba (4499938)
I'm not going to speculate.
Source: tatoeba (4918980)
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