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debunked

  • 1 desacreditar

    v.
    to discredit.
    Ella desacredita a Ricardo She discredits Richard.
    Ella desacreditó a su amiga She discredited=debunked her friend.
    El político desacreditó al oponente The politician discredited his opponent
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    1 to discredit, bring discredit on, bring into discredit
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    verb
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    1.
    VT [+ político, gobierno] to discredit
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disrepute
    b) < teoría> to discredit
    2.
    desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation
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    = discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.
    Ex. Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.
    Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.
    Ex. Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.
    Ex. This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.
    Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
    Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
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    * desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.
    * desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.
    * estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.
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    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disrepute
    b) < teoría> to discredit
    2.
    desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation
    * * *
    = discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.

    Ex: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.

    Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.
    Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.
    Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.
    Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
    Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    * desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.
    * desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.
    * estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.

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    vt
    esos rumores lo han desacreditado mucho those rumors have done his reputation a great deal of harm o have seriously damaged his reputation
    la oposición intentó desacreditarlo the opposition tried to discredit him
    ( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation
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    desacreditar ( conjugate desacreditar) verbo transitivo
    to discredit
    desacreditarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation
    desacreditar verbo transitivo (desprestigiar) to discredit, bring into discredit
    ' desacreditar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    descalificar
    English:
    discredit
    - disgrace
    - disparage
    - debunk
    - disrepute
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    ♦ vt
    to discredit;
    hubo una campaña para desacreditarla there was a campaign to discredit her;
    este nuevo fracaso lo desacredita como político this latest failure has destroyed his credibility as a politician;
    su actuación ha desacreditado al partido his behaviour has brought the party into disrepute
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    v/t discredit
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    desprestigiar: to discredit, to disgrace

    Spanish-English dictionary > desacreditar

  • 2 demostrar que Algo no es cierto

    (v.) = debunk
    Ex. Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.
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    (v.) = debunk

    Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.

    Spanish-English dictionary > demostrar que Algo no es cierto

  • 3 desenmascarar

    v.
    to unmask.
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    1 to unmask
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    VT (lit) to unmask; (fig) to unmask, expose
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    verbo transitivo <bandido/encapuchado> to unmask; <estafador/culpable> to expose, unmask
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    = unmask, debunk, uncover.
    Ex. The author suggests that ' unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.
    Ex. Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.
    Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
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    * desenmascarar a Alguien = blow + Posesivo + cover.
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    verbo transitivo <bandido/encapuchado> to unmask; <estafador/culpable> to expose, unmask
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    = unmask, debunk, uncover.

    Ex: The author suggests that ' unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.

    Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.
    Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
    * desenmascarar a Alguien = blow + Posesivo + cover.

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    vt
    1 ‹bandido/encapuchado› to unmask
    2 ‹estafador/culpable› to expose, unmask
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    desenmascarar verbo transitivo
    1 (los sentimientos, las intenciones) to expose, unmask: desenmascararon al culpable del asesinato, they revealed the identity of the murderer
    2 (quitar la máscara) to unmask
    ' desenmascarar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    expose
    - unmask
    - cover
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    [descubrir] to unmask;
    un empleado del banco logró desenmascarar al atracador a bank employee managed to remove the robber's mask;
    desenmascarar al culpable to unmask o expose the culprit
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    v/t fig
    unmask, expose
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    : to unmask, to expose

    Spanish-English dictionary > desenmascarar

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