Languages › French All About the French Word Un Soupçon Share Flipboard Email Print PeopleImages/DigitalVision/Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Updated February 07, 2019 The French word "un soupçon," which is pronounced, "soop-son," means "suspicion," "hint," or "drop (figurative)". Examples David est à l'abri de tout soupçon - David is free of any suspicion.Je sens juste un soupçon d'ail - I taste just a hint of garlic.Veux-tu un soupçon de vin? - Would you like a drop of wine?Related: soupçonner - to suspect; soupçonnable (adj) - arouses suspicion; soupçonneusement (adv) - suspiciously; soupçonneux (adj) - suspicious Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation ThoughtCo. "All About the French Word Un Soupçon." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/un-soupcon-1372594. ThoughtCo. (2020, August 27). All About the French Word Un Soupçon. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/un-soupcon-1372594 ThoughtCo. "All About the French Word Un Soupçon." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/un-soupcon-1372594 (accessed January 25, 2021). copy citation