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adj.desacreditado, desprestigiado.pp.participio pasado del verbo DISCREDIT.pt.pretérito del verbo DISCREDIT. -
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dis'kredit
1. noun((something that causes) loss of good reputation.) descrédito, deshonor, desprestigio
2. verb1) (to show (a story etc) to be false.) desacreditar2) (to disgrace.) deshonrar•- discreditably
tr[dɪs'kredɪt]1 (dishonour, disgrace) descrédito■ the English hooligans brought discredit on their team los hinchas ingleses trajeron el descrédito a su equipo2 (person, thing) vergüenza (to, para)3 (disbelief, doubt) duda1 (theory, claim) desacreditar; (person, government) desacreditar, desprestigiar2 (refuse to believe) poner en duda, poner en tela de juicio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be to somebody's discredit ir en descrédito de alguiendiscredit [dɪs'krɛdət] vt1) disbelieve: no creer, dudar2) : desacreditar, desprestigiar, poner en dudathey discredited his research: desacreditaron sus investigaciones1) disrepute: descrédito m, desprestigio m2) doubt: duda fadj.• desautorizado, -a adj.n.• descrédito s.m.• mengua s.f.• menoscabo s.m.v.• desacreditar v.• deslucir v.• deslustrar v.• dudar v.• infamar v.• menoscabar v.
I dɪs'kredət, dɪs'kredɪttransitive verb desacreditar
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mass noun descrédito m[dɪs'kredɪt]to bring discredit on o upon somebody/something — traer* el descrédito a alguien/algo
1.N (=dishonour) descrédito m, deshonor mit was to the general's discredit that... — fue un descrédito para el general que...
to bring discredit (up)on sth/sb — desacreditar algo/a algn, suponer un descrédito para algo/algn
2. VT1) (=prove untrue) [+ theory] rebatir, refutarthat theory is now discredited — esa teoría ya ha sido rebatida or refutada
2) (=cast doubt upon) poner en duda3) (=sully reputation of) [+ family] deshonrar, desacreditar; [+ organization, profession] desacreditar* * *
I [dɪs'kredət, dɪs'kredɪt]transitive verb desacreditar
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mass noun descrédito mto bring discredit on o upon somebody/something — traer* el descrédito a alguien/algo
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s.descrédito,desprestigio, desgracia, deshonor, impopularidad.vt.1 desprestigiar, difamar.1 desacreditar.3 dudar de. (pt & pp discredited)
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