No. 4,024 in French

censés

"Supposed" or "meant to."

In a sentence

Ils sont censés arriver à 8 heures.
They are supposed to arrive at 8 o'clock.
Here, 'censés' implies an expectation or obligation, suggesting that their arrival is anticipated at the specified time.
Nous étions censés terminer le projet hier.
We were supposed to finish the project yesterday.
'Censés' is used to indicate an obligation or expectation in the past, signifying that the completion of the project was planned for yesterday.
Est-ce qu'on est censés comprendre tout cela ?
Are we supposed to understand all of this?
In this case, 'censés' questions the ability or expectation placed upon someone to comprehend the information.

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